States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.

Topics: Plato Quotes

To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of...

To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of...

Books are immortal sons deifying their sires

Books are immortal sons deifying their sires

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...

Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom.

Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom.

Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what...

Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what...

Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than...

Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than...

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand,...

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand,...

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

The heaviest penalty for deciding to engage in politics is to be ruled by someone...

The heaviest penalty for deciding to engage in politics is to be ruled by someone...

Injustice is censured because the censures are afraid of suffering, and not from any fear...

Injustice is censured because the censures are afraid of suffering, and not from any fear...

Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery...

Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery...

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people...

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people...

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

Then not only an old man, but also a drunkard, becomes a second time a...

Then not only an old man, but also a drunkard, becomes a second time a...

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable

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...

Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another

Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another

Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.

Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.

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

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

Man - a being in search of meaning.

Man - a being in search of meaning.