Plato Quotes - Page 2

Greek - Philosopher 427 BC - 347 BC

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

Politics, You, End, Your, Up, Being

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, Good, Death, Man, Evil, Good Man

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. Plato

Life, Light, Fear, Men, Child, Dark

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, Good, Man, Evil, Choose, Will

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

Angry, Anger, Help, Person, Never, Two

The greatest wealth is to live content with little. - Plato

The greatest wealth is to live content with little. Plato

Great, Live, Wealth, Little, Content

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

Work, Worth, Doing, Never, Accident, Did

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

Happiness, Wisdom, Best, Man, Character

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, Enough, Earth, Virtue, Give, Which

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

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

Art, Men, Minds, Rhetoric, Ruling

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, Than, Made, He, Who

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

There is no harm in repeating a good thing. Plato

Good, Harm, Thing, Repeating, Good Thing

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, Lovers, Gain

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

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

Men, Great, Anxiety, Nothing, Worthy

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

Life must be lived as play. - Plato

Life must be lived as play. Plato

Life, Play, Lived, Must

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, Look, World, Us, Astronomy, Leads

The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery. Plato

Education, Training, Important, Most

No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education. Plato

Nature, Education, Man, Children, World

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

Yourself, Great, Victory, Conquer, First

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation. Plato

Life, Good, Yourself, Effort, You, Next

Man - a being in search of meaning. - Plato

Man - a being in search of meaning. Plato

Man, Search, Meaning, Being

Then not only an old man, but also a drunkard, becomes a second time a child. Plato

Time, Man, Child, Old Man, Only, Old

When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust less on the same amount of income. Plato

Man, Will, Tax, More, Pay, Same

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

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

Man, Power, Measure Of A Man, Measure

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding. - Plato

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding. Plato

Law, Understanding, Than, Mightier

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