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Plato Quotes - Page 2

Greek - Philosopher 427 BC - 347 BC

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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, Good, Wise

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

We are twice armed if we fight with faith. Plato

Faith, Fight, Twice

Life must be lived as play. - Plato

Life must be lived as play. Plato

Life, Play, Lived

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

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

Art, Men, Rhetoric

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens. Plato

Life, Justice, Legal

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, Made

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, Look

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

First, Protector, Tyrant

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

Man - a being in search of meaning. - Plato

Man - a being in search of meaning. Plato

Man, Search, Meaning

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

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

Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind. Plato

Knowledge, Mind, Hold

For good nurture and education implant good constitutions. - Plato

For good nurture and education implant good constitutions. Plato

Education, Good, Graduation

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, Earth, Virtue

Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous. Plato

Knowledge, Evil, Aim

There is no harm in repeating a good thing. Plato

Good, Harm, Repeating

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

Good, They Say, Repeat

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy. - Plato

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy. Plato

Democracy, Tyranny, Out

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

Fear, War, Leader

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

Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails. Plato

Man, Animal, Feet

The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of the divine. Plato

Eyes, Vision, Soul

To suffer the penalty of too much haste, which is too little speed. - Plato

To suffer the penalty of too much haste, which is too little speed. Plato

Speed, Too Much, Haste

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

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

Wise, Men, Government

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