When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.

Topics: Plato Quotes

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...

It is right to give every man his due.

It is right to give every man his due.

And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the...

And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the...

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...

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Philosophy is the highest music.

Philosophy is the highest music.

The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction.

The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction.

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable

He was a wise man who invented beer.

He was a wise man who invented beer.

As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.

As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.

The greatest wealth is to live content with little.

The greatest wealth is to live content with little.

To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of...

To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of...

States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.

States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.

He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much,...

He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much,...

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.

It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look...

It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look...

The gods' service is tolerable, man's intolerable.

The gods' service is tolerable, man's intolerable.

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

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...

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

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