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
mistake failing made
If one has made a mistake, and fails to correct it, one has made a greater mistake.
madness sober humans
Madness comes from God, whereas sober sense is merely human.
soul yoke madness
Madness is a divine release of the soul from the yoke of custom and convention.
men mad age
How well I remember the aged poet Sophocles, when in answer to the question, "How does love suit with age, Sophocles - are you still the man you were?" he replied, "Peace, most gladly have I escaped the thing of which you speak; I feel as if I had escaped from a mad and furious master."
blessing way madness
Our greatest blessings come to us by way of madness, provided the madness is given us by divine gift.
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Man was not made for himself alone
soul body made
No attempt should be made to cure the body without the soul
soul body made
No attempt of curing the body should be made without curing the soul
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Those who seek power are not worthy of that power.
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Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, can proceed from nothing but true knowledge, which has its foundation in self-acquaintance.
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Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren's grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our classrooms. They will spend many hours in front of boxes with fires glowing within. May they have the wisdom to know the difference between light and knowledge.
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Wealth and poverty: the one is the parent of luxury and indolence, and the other of meanness and viciousness, and both of discontent
plato ignorance opinion
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
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The good man is the only excellent musician, because he gives forth a perfect harmony not with a lyre or other instrument but with the whole of his life.