There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.

Topics: Plato Quotes

To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to...

To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to...

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

Courage is knowing what not to fear.

Courage is knowing what not to fear.

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

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

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...

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up...

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up...

Let us describe the education of our men. What then is the education to be?...

Let us describe the education of our men. What then is the education to be?...

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts...

How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts...

Science is nothing but perception.

Science is nothing but perception.

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

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by...

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by...

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...

Science is nothing but perception.

Science is nothing but perception.

I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come...

I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come...

Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul

Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul

Life must be lived as play.

Life must be lived as play.

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 exercise of an extraordinary gift is the supremest pleasure in life.

The exercise of an extraordinary gift is the supremest pleasure in life.

Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.

Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.

I think all the boys that write the screaming stuff would write the best love...

I think all the boys that write the screaming stuff would write the best love...