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

Topics: Plato Quotes

Life must be lived as play.

Life must be lived as play.

The highest form of pure thought is in mathematics

The highest form of pure thought is in mathematics

When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.

When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.

Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.

Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.

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...

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...

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety.

Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety.

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;...

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails.

Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails.

Knowledge is the food of the soul.

Knowledge is the food of the soul.

I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.

I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into...

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into...

Justice is having and doing what is one's own

Justice is having and doing what is one's own

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.

There is no harm in repeating a good thing.

There is no harm in repeating a good thing.

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

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

I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat...

I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat...

To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is...

To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is...