No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

Topics: Plato Quotes

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.

Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.

Justice is having and doing what is one's own

Justice is having and doing what is one's own

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of...

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of...

The true lover of learning then must his earliest youth, as far as in him...

The true lover of learning then must his earliest youth, as far as in him...

There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.

There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

He was a wise man who invented beer.

He was a wise man who invented beer.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy...

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy...

That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them...

That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them...

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give...

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give...

He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it.

He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it.

Arguments, like men are often pretenders

Arguments, like men are often pretenders

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is...

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is...

Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety.

Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety.

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

The gods' service is tolerable, man's intolerable.

The gods' service is tolerable, man's intolerable.

Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.

Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.