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

Topics: Plato Quotes

Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men...

Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men...

He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age,...

He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age,...

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,...

All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman;...

All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman;...

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.

No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the...

No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the...

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...

Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.

Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.

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...

Democracy passes into despotism.

Democracy passes into despotism.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical...

Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical...

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.

Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back

Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back

The highest form of pure thought is in mathematics

The highest form of pure thought is in mathematics

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...

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...

To love rightly is to love what is orderly and beautiful in an educated and...

To love rightly is to love what is orderly and beautiful in an educated and...

Celebrate we will, for life is short but sweet for certain.

Celebrate we will, for life is short but sweet for certain.

We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must...

We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must...

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

There is no remedy for love than to love more.