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

Topics: Plato Quotes

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

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.

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.

The wise are doubtful.

The wise are doubtful.

Man - a being in search of meaning.

Man - a being in search of meaning.

The heaviest penalty for deciding to engage in politics is to be ruled by someone...

The heaviest penalty for deciding to engage in politics is to be ruled by someone...

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....

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.

Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.

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

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

I shall assume that your silence gives consent.

I shall assume that your silence gives consent.

She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions

She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions

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...

Some love one, some love two. I love one, and that is you.

Some love one, some love two. I love one, and that is you.

That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them...

That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them...

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.

Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned...

Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned...

For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the...

For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the...

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of...

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of...

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give...

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give...