Plato Quotes - Page 2

Greek - Philosopher 427 BC - 347 BC

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws. Plato

Good, Bad, Laws

The measure of a man is what he does with power. - Plato

The measure of a man is what he does with power. Plato

Measure Of A Man, Measure

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men. Plato

Born, Might, Hundred

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

Death, Happen, Either

Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another. - Plato

Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another. Plato

Soul, World, Leads

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

There is no harm in repeating a good thing. Plato

Harm, A Good Thing

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men. - Plato

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men. Plato

Art, Minds, Ruling

How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts are a dream; or whether we are awake, and talking to one another in the waking state? Plato

Thoughts, Prove, Another

They certainly give very strange names to diseases. - Plato

They certainly give very strange names to diseases. Plato

Medical, Give, Certainly

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty. - Plato

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty. Plato

Honesty, Dishonesty, Most

Death is not the worst that can happen to men. - Plato

Death is not the worst that can happen to men. Plato

Death, Men, Happen

This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector. Plato

Other, Springs, Which

There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands. Plato

Political, Hands, Till

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot. Plato

Anger, Help, Never

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods. - Plato

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

Love, Wise, Amazement

It is right to give every man his due. - Plato

It is right to give every man his due. Plato

Legal, Give, His

If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life. - Plato

If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life. Plato

Education, Walks, Neglects

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. - Plato

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. Plato

Love, Everyone, Touch

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

Builders, Larger, Lesser

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding. - Plato

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding. Plato

Understanding, Law, Than

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. Plato

Leader, Other, Some

It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look upwards, and draws it from the things of this world to the other. Plato

Soul, Everyone, Other

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

Education, Which, His

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

Wonder, Begins, Philosopher

Philosophy begins in wonder. - Plato

Philosophy begins in wonder. Plato

Philosophy, Wonder, Begins

Life must be lived as play. - Plato

Life must be lived as play. Plato

Life, Play, Must

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