Plato
Plato
Platowas a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered the most pivotal figure in the development of philosophy, especially the Western tradition. Unlike nearly all of his philosophical contemporaries, Plato's entire œuvre is believed to have survived intact for over 2,400 years...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPhilosopher
men government he-man
As the government is, such will be the man.
teaching yield irresistible
I must yield to you, for you are irresistible.
music beautiful affair
The affairs of music ought, somehow, to terminate in the love of the beautiful.
philosophical men realizing
That man is wisest who, like Socrates, realizes that his wisdom is worthless
plato ignorance doors
Let no-one ignorant of geometry enter. Said to have been inscribed above the door of Plato's Academy.
philosophical suffering littles
To suffer the penalty of too much haste, which is too little speed.
philosophical self want
A state arises,as I conceive,out of the needs of mankind;no one is self-sufficing,but all of us have many wants
beautiful philosophical
The good is the beautiful.
psychology wish firsts
The point which I should first wish to understand is whether the pious or holy is beloved by the gods because it is holy, or holy because it is beloved of the gods.
philosophical good-friend caring
My good friend, you are a citizen of Athens, a city which is very great and very famous for its wisdom and power - are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?
philosophical reviews thrice
Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what is good.
country philosophical honored
What is honored in a country will be cultivated there.
kings philosophical humanity
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
inspiration sadness order
Harmony sinks deep into the recesses of the soul and takes its strongest hold there, bringing grace also to the body & mind as well. Music is a moral law. It gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, and life to everything. It is the essence of order...