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
gold doe earth
All the gold upon the earth and all the gold beneath it, does not compensate for lack of virtue.
excellence doe wealth
Wealth does not bring excellence, but that wealth comes from excellence.
love return doe
No one is a friend to his friend who does not love in return.
army honor doe
Worthy of honor is he who does no injustice, and more than twofold honor, if he not only does no injustice himself, but hinders others from doing any.
men ease doe
More will be accomplished, and better, and with more ease, if every man does what he is best fitted to do, and nothing else.
lying ignorance doe
Between knowledge of what really exists and ignorance of what does not exist lies the domain of opinion. It is more obscure than knowledge, but clearer than ignorance.
democracy doe idlers
Democracy does not contain any force which will check the constant tendency to put more and more on the public payroll. The state is like a hive of bees in which the drones display, multiply and starve the workers so the idlers will consume the food and the workers will perish.
heart degrees doe
Let him take heart who does advance, even in the smallest degree.
soul doe
No soul willfully does wrong.
firsts doe needs
You need some knowledge to recognize knowledge, so where does the first knowledge come from?
casting doe deceiving
Everything that deceives does so by casting a spell.
soul sake doe
Every soul pursues the good and does whatever it does for its sake.
power men doe
The measure of a man is what he does with power.
philosophical doe tao
Wisest is he who knows what he does not know.