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
cunning knowledge ought rather wisdom
Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.
compared knowledge learning
The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with that of which we are ignorant.
knowledge may masters
In things which we know, everyone will trust us ... and we may do as we please, and no one will like to interfere with us; and we are free, and masters of others; and these things will be really ours, for we shall turn them to our good.
knowledge people pleasure
Most people affirm pleasure to be the good, but the finer sort of wits say it is knowledge.
knowledge together tongue
They assembled together and dedicated these as the first-fruits of their love to Apollo in his Delphic temple, inscribing there those maxims which are on every tongue- 'know thyselP and 'Nothing overmuch.'
knowledge sake moments
The science [geometry] is pursued for the sake of the knowledge of what eternally exists, and not of what comes for a moment into existence, and then perishes.
knowledge buying meat
There is far greater peril in buying knowledge than in buying meat and drink.
book wealth-and-happiness wealth-of-knowledge
A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it. Whoever therefore claims to be zealous of truth, of happiness, of wisdom or knowledge, must become a lover of books.
plato knowledge geometry
The knowledge of which geometry aims is the knowledge of the eternal.
business knowledge numbers
A good decision is based on knowledge, and not on numbers.
self essence self-knowledge
The essence of knowledge is self-knowledge,
cannot laughable opposites serious understood
Serious things cannot be understood without laughable things, or opposites at all without opposites
deem enemy tells truth worst
They deem him the worst enemy who tells them the truth
desires equally flying four living meeting perfect principle public wisdom
Perfect wisdom has four parts, viz., wisdom, the principle of doing things aright; justice, the principle of doing things equally in public and private; fortitude, the principle of not flying danger, but meeting it; and temperance, the principle of subduing desires and living moderately.