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
family children plato
Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.
plato authority wisest
The wisest have the most authority.
plato math amusing
Mathematics is like draughts in being suitable for the young, not too difficult, amusing, and without peril to the state.
plato math science
I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.
wisdom plato men
There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
bees drones idle
The bees can abide no drones amongst them; but as soon as they begin to be idle, they kill them.
children play force
Not by force shall the children learn, but through play
half wells
A work well begun is half-ended.
plato training important
The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery.
thinking talking soul
Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.
plato democracy despotism
Democracy passes into despotism.
war army ends
Only the dead will know the end of the war.
math form pure
The highest form of pure thought is in mathematics.
wisdom thinking talking
Thinking is the soul talking to itself.