Plato Quotes - Page 2

Greek - Philosopher 427 BC - 347 BC

Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet. Plato

Heart, Song, Wish, Back, Find, Always

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom. Plato

Best, Happiness, Wisdom, Character, Man

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

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

Great, Well Done, Better, Done, Well

To be sure I must; and therefore I may assume that your silence gives consent. - Plato

To be sure I must; and therefore I may assume that your silence gives consent. Plato

Silence, Your, Assume, Consent, May

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life. - Plato

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life. Plato

Life, Education, Future, Man, Direction

There is no harm in repeating a good thing. - Plato

There is no harm in repeating a good thing. Plato

Good, Harm, Repeating, A Good Thing

Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike. Plato

Democracy, Equality, Government, Variety

He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it. - Plato

He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it. Plato

Injustice, More, Who, Made, He, Than

No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. - Plato

No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. Plato

Life, Man, Death, Good, Evil, Good Man

There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain. - Plato

There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain. Plato

Wisdom, Men, Honor, Three, Gain, Lovers

Necessity... the mother of invention. - Plato

Necessity... the mother of invention. Plato

Mother, Invention, Necessity

To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less. Plato

Nature, Man, Good, Evil, Human Nature

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile. Plato

Great, Yourself, Victory, Conquer, First

Courage is a kind of salvation. - Plato

Courage is a kind of salvation. Plato

Courage, Kind, Salvation

He who is not a good servant will not be a good master. Plato

Good, Master, Will, Servant, Who, He

Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths and with one mind, for thus, the state instead of being whole is reduced to half. Plato

Women, Men, Mind, Practice, Country

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories. - Plato

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories. Plato

Man, Conquer, First, Victories, Himself

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

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

Feeling, Wonder, Philosophy, Begins

They certainly give very strange names to diseases. - Plato

They certainly give very strange names to diseases. Plato

Medical, Strange, Names, Give, Diseases

Philosophy begins in wonder. - Plato

Philosophy begins in wonder. Plato

Wonder, Philosophy, Begins

I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work. Plato

Work, Doing, Worth, Never, Inventions

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding. - Plato

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding. Plato

Law, Understanding, Mightier, Than

For good nurture and education implant good constitutions. - Plato

For good nurture and education implant good constitutions. Plato

Education, Good, Graduation, Nurture

We are twice armed if we fight with faith. - Plato

We are twice armed if we fight with faith. Plato

Faith, Fight, Twice, Armed

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy. - Plato

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy. Plato

Democracy, Tyranny, Out, Naturally

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

Lie, Say, Without, Well, Stones, Larger

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