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
determine direction education future life man starts
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.
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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.
men water-of-life doctrine
A man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to take the best possible human doctrine and the hardest to disprove, and to ride on this like a raft over the waters of life.
mouths common life-is
It is a common saying, and in everybody's mouth, that life is but a sojourn.
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An hour of play is worth a lifetime of conversation.
life-and-love confined access
Access to power must be confined to those who are not in love with it.
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As wolves love lambs so lovers love their loves.
good-life life-is
...that not life, but a good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being.
life mean way
Let him know how to choose the mean and avoid the extremes on either side, as far as possible. . . . For this is the way of happiness.
life philosophy feelings
For this feeling of wonder shows that you are a philosopher, since wonder is the only beginning of philosophy.
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The God of Love lives in a state of need.
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What then is the right way to live? Life should be lived as play.