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
death men worst
Death is not the worst that can happen to men.
believe ill men
When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.
men giving perfect
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.
apology men wisest-man
I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.
men animal faces
When man is not properly trained, he is the most savage animal on the face of the globe.
wise plato men
A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.
men law sound
Men of sound sense have Law for their god, but men without sense Pleasure.
men worthless wisest
The wisest of you men is he who has realized, like Socrates, that in respect of wisdom he is really worthless.
men unjust
Every unjust man is unjust against his will.
plato math men
There still remain three studies suitable for free man. Arithmetic is one of them.
past men evil
No one punishes the evil-doer under the notion, or for the reason, that he has done wrong -- only the unreasonable fury of a beast acts in that way. But he who desires to inflict rational punishment does not retaliate for a past wrong, for that which is done cannot be undone, but he has regard to the future, and is desirous that the man who is punished, and he who sees him punished, may be deterred from doing wrong again.
wise wisdom men
If you are wise, all men will be your friends and kindred, for you will be useful.
love men exclusion
If a man can be properly said to love something, it must be clear that he feels affection for it as a whole, and does not love part of it to the exclusion of the rest.
wisdom men succeed
Wisdom always makes men fortunate: for by wisdom no man could ever err, and therefore he must act rightly and succeed, or his wisdom would be wisdom no longer.