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

Topics: Plato Quotes

To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to...

To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to...

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is...

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is...

We do not learn; and what we call learning is only a process of recollection.

We do not learn; and what we call learning is only a process of recollection.

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 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.

Man never legislates, but destinies and accidents, happening in all sorts of ways, legislate in...

Man never legislates, but destinies and accidents, happening in all sorts of ways, legislate in...

Abstinence is the surety of temperance

Abstinence is the surety of temperance

She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions

She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions

Philosophy begins in wonder.

Philosophy begins in wonder.

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a...

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a...

We ought to esteem it of the greatest importance that the fictions which children first...

We ought to esteem it of the greatest importance that the fictions which children first...

Time carries off all things; wouldst thou exchange - Name, looks, nature, luck? Just give...

Time carries off all things; wouldst thou exchange - Name, looks, nature, luck? Just give...

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a...

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a...

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

Democracy passes into despotism.

Democracy passes into despotism.

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.

We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and...

We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and...

Fasting deprives us of things that are not good so we can have enough appetite...

Fasting deprives us of things that are not good so we can have enough appetite...

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them