The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.

Topics: Plato Quotes

No trace of slavery ought to mix with the studies of the freeborn man. No...

No trace of slavery ought to mix with the studies of the freeborn man. No...

It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look...

It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look...

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say...

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say...

They do certainly give very strange, and newfangled, names to diseases.

They do certainly give very strange, and newfangled, names to diseases.

If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life.

If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life.

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous....

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous....

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing...

Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing...

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...

Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its...

Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its...

This I know - that I know nothing.

This I know - that I know nothing.

The wise are doubtful.

The wise are doubtful.

There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of...

There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of...

He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.

He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.

It is right to give every man his due.

It is right to give every man his due.

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.