Plato Quotes - Page 2

Greek - Philosopher 427 BC - 347 BC

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

Men, Honor, Classes

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

Courage is knowing what not to fear. - Plato

Courage is knowing what not to fear. Plato

Courage, Fear, Knowing

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

Better, Deal, 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

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, Hundred, Might

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

May, Sure, Therefore

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, Ever, Wretched

Necessity... the mother of invention. - Plato

Necessity... the mother of invention. Plato

Mother, Necessity, Invention

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. Plato

Politics, Refusing

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

Knowledge is true opinion. - Plato

Knowledge is true opinion. Plato

Knowledge, Opinion, True

Life must be lived as play. - Plato

Life must be lived as play. Plato

Life, Play, Must

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

Victories, Himself, Noblest

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

We are twice armed if we fight with faith. Plato

Faith, Twice, Armed

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

There is no harm in repeating a good thing. Plato

A Good Thing, Harm

Philosophy begins in wonder. - Plato

Philosophy begins in wonder. Plato

Philosophy, Wonder, Begins

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

Other, Which, Springs

Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom. Plato

Knowledge, Cunning, Rather

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding. - Plato

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding. Plato

Law, Understanding, Than

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue. - Plato

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue. Plato

Gold, Give, Which

They certainly give very strange names to diseases. - Plato

They certainly give very strange names to diseases. Plato

Medical, Give, Certainly

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

Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what is good. Plato

Over, Review, Twice

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, Sort

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men. Plato

Worse, Which, Part

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