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
taken character wine
What is better adapted than the festive use of wine in the first place to test and in the second place to train the character of a man, if care be taken in the use of it? What is there cheaper or more innocent?
love men enemy
Many men are loved by their enemies, and hated by their friends, and are the friends of their enemies, and the enemies of their friends.
wise drinking reading
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading: Henny Youngman. He was a wise man who invented beer
dream long empowerment
Follow your dream as long as you live, do not lessen the time of following desire, for wasting time is an abomination of the spirit.
men atheism divine-power
Few men are so obstinate in their atheism, that a pressing danger will not compel them to acknowledgment of a divine power.....
men evil religion
For though a man should be a complete unbeliever in the being of gods; if he also has a native uprightness of temper, such persons will detest evil in men; their repugnance to wrong disinclines them to commit wrongful acts; they shun the unrighteous and are drawn to the upright.
dance art mean
Hence it is from the representation of things spoken by means of posture and gesture that the whole of the art of dance has been elaborated.
karma perfect judging
I have this tattooed on my left side! I love the saying and it's a perfect description of Karma, don't judge/discriminate and don't do to someone what you wouldn't want done to you.
believe religion atheism
A certain portion of mankind do not believe at all in the existence of the gods.
language discourse subjects
A written discourse on any subject is bound to contain much that is fanciful.
wings race flying
The natural function of the wing is to soar upwards and carry that which is heavy up to the place where dwells the race of gods. More than any other thing that pertains to the body it partakes of the nature of the divine.
inspirational recognition
All thought begins with the recognition that something is out of place.
freedom love-is inspire
Of all the Gods, Love is the best friend of humankind, the helper and healer of all ills that stand in the way of human happiness.
wise emasculation mob-rule
Mob rule and emasculation of the wise' and 'who will watch the guardians'?