The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.

Topics: Plato Quotes

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

Justice is having and doing what is one's own

Justice is having and doing what is one's own

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if...

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if...

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege...

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege...

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.

Virtue is relative to the actions and ages of each of us in all that...

Virtue is relative to the actions and ages of each of us in all that...

I would fain grow old learning many things.

I would fain grow old learning many things.

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

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

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...

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

Truth is the beginning of every good thing, both in heaven and on earth; and...

Truth is the beginning of every good thing, both in heaven and on earth; and...

Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.

Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.

Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.

A state arises, as I conceive, out of the needs of mankind; no one is...

A state arises, as I conceive, out of the needs of mankind; no one is...

Love is a grave mental disease.

Love is a grave mental disease.

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if...

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if...

The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery.

The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery.

Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be...

Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be...

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...