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

Topics: Plato Quotes

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a...

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a...

Philosophy begins in wonder.

Philosophy begins in wonder.

Pleasure is the bait of sin

Pleasure is the bait of sin

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...

The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with...

The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with...

Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves nor their own things, but...

Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves nor their own things, but...

I would fain grow old learning many things.

I would fain grow old learning many things.

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...

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...

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom. When the passions have relaxed...

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom. When the passions have relaxed...

Every king springs from a race of slaves, and every slave had kings among his...

Every king springs from a race of slaves, and every slave had kings among his...

The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings.

The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings.

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is...

The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is...

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.

Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.

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 punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to...

The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to...

This I believe: That the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most...

This I believe: That the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most...

India was the mother of our race and Sanskrit the mother of Europe's languages. She...

India was the mother of our race and Sanskrit the mother of Europe's languages. She...