Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves nor their own things, but only what is just, whether it happens to be done by themselves or others.

Topics: Plato Quotes

We are twice armed if we fight with faith.

We are twice armed if we fight with faith.

Philosophy begins in wonder.

Philosophy begins in wonder.

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,...

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom.

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom.

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...

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people...

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people...

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if...

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if...

The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.

The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.

If a man comes to the door of poetry untouched by the madness of the...

If a man comes to the door of poetry untouched by the madness of the...

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...

Love is a serious mental disease.

Love is a serious mental disease.

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it...

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it...

Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.

Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.

Philosophy is the highest music.

Philosophy is the highest music.

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...

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...

Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.

Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.

There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst...

There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst...