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
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There still remain three studies suitable for free man. Arithmetic is one of them.
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He is unworthy of the name of man who is ignorant of the fact that the diagonal of a square is incommensurable with its side.
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Let no one ignorant of Mathematics enter here.
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Mathematics is the language in which the gods talk to people ...
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He who can properly define and divide is to be considered a god.
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Mathematics is like draughts in being suitable for the young, not too difficult, amusing, and without peril to the state.
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I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.
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The highest form of pure thought is in mathematics.
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God forever geometrizes.
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Geometry existed before creation.
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Numbers are the highest degree of knowledge. It is knowledge itself.
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Time carries off all things; wouldst thou exchange - Name, looks, nature, luck? Just give time full range
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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.
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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.