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
know-thyself knows thyself
Do thine own work, and know thyself.
truth way relation
Let us affirm what seems to be the truth, that, whether one is or is not, one and the others in relation to themselves and one another, all of them, in every way, are and are not, and appear to be and appear not to be.
suffering injustice reproach
Those who reproach injustice do so because they are afraid not of doing it but of suffering it.
plato swimming feelings
Too much attention to health is a hindrance to learning, to invention, and to studies of any kind, for we are always feeling suspicious shootings and swimmings in our heads, and we are prone to blame studies from them.
spiritual soul body
If the head and the body are to be well, you must begin by curing the soul.
kind good-service drunkards
A drunkard is unprofitable for any kind of good service.
atheist ignorance roots
Better to be unborn than untaught, for ignorance is the root of all misfortune.
integrity men hearing
There is nothing so delightful as the hearing, or the speaking of truth. For this reason, there is no conversation so agreeable as that of the man of integrity, who hears without any intention to betray, and speaks without any intention to deceive.
men answers conversation
All men, well interrogated, answer well.
men thinking honor
Being well satisfied that, for a man who thinks himself to be somebody, there is nothing more disgraceful than to hold himself up as honored, not on his own account, but for the sake of his forefathers. Yet hereditary honors are a noble and splendid treasure to descendants.
pride men proud
The proud man is forsaken of God.
wise men gold
May I deem the wise man rich, and may I have such a portion of gold as none but a prudent man can either bear or employ.
simple simplicity appearance
What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colours which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prose.
self-esteem lying self-love
The cause of all sins in every case lies in the person's excessive love of self.