Plato Quotes - Page 6

Greek - Philosopher 427 BC - 347 BC

We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and to fly away is to become like God, as far as this is possible; and to become like him is to become holy, just, and wise. Plato

Wise, God, Fly, Heaven, Earth, Possible

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery. Plato

Slavery, Liberty, Only, Excess, Lies

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

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

One man cannot practice many arts with success. Plato

Success, Man, Practice, Arts, Cannot

Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment. Plato

Men, Magical, Whatever, Seems, Produce

Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety. Plato

Justice, Help, Need, Her, Would

The gods' service is tolerable, man's intolerable. Plato

Service, Man, Gods, Intolerable

Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death? Plato

Death, Last, Things, Up, All Things

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath. Plato

Lovers, Oath, Thing

No one is a friend to his friend who does not love in return. Plato

Love, Friend, Return, Who, Does, His

For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the whole state; since styles of music are never disturbed without affecting the most important political institutions. Plato

Music, Political, Important, Kind, New

Philosophy is the highest music. Plato

Music, Philosophy, Highest

The highest reach of injustice is to be deemed just when you are not. Plato

Injustice, You, Reach, Just, Highest

He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power. Plato

Power, Wish, Same, Little, Less, Much

I would fain grow old learning many things. Plato

Learning, Grow, Old, Things, Many, Would

A state arises, as I conceive, out of the needs of mankind; no one is self-sufficing, but all of us have many wants. Plato

Mankind, Us, Out, Needs, Wants, Many

When a Benefit is wrongly conferred, the author of the Benefit may often be said to injure. Plato

Said, May, Benefit, Often, Author

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