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
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.
may stills
The like is not the friend of the like in as far as he is like; still the good may be the friend of the good in as far as he is good.
may ethics should
May I do to others as I would that they should do unto me.
education mind may
And may we not say, Adeimantus, that the most gifted minds, when they are ill- educated, become the worst?
lying home may
The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.
plato may injustice
Mankind censure injustice fearing that they may be the victims of it, and not because they shrink from committing it.
may inquiry beloved
As it is, lovers of inquiry must follow their beloved wherever it may lead.
justice may hearing
May not the wolf, as the proverb says, claim a hearing?
sea wish may
Mariner, do not ask whose tomb this may be, but go with good fortune: I wish you a kinder sea.
may admonish hostility
When you admonish a wrongdoer, do so gently, that it may not lead to hostility.
political being-positive may
... what we can be positive about is what we have just said, namely that they must be given the right education, whatever that may be, as the surest way to make them behave humanely to each other and the subjects in their charge.
philosophical men may
Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
may deceiving said
Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.
often-is may benefits
When a Benefit is wrongly conferred, the author of the Benefit may often be said to injure.