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
art taken play
And yet the artist will go on with his work without knowing in some way if any of his representations are sound or unsound. The artist knows nothing worth mentioning about the subjects he represents, and that art is a form of play, not to be taken seriously.
fun play lifetime
An hour of play is worth a lifetime of conversation.
play zest order
I do not live to play, but I play in order that I may live, and return with greater zest to the labors of life.
play should
Life should be lived as play.
children play force
Not by force shall the children learn, but through play
live-life play careers
What then is the right way to live? Life should be lived as play.
men years play
Watch a man at play for an hour and you can learn more about him than in talking to him for a year.
children educational play
The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.
education children play
The most important part of education is right training in the nursery. The soul of the child in his play should be trained to that sort of excellence in which, when he grows to manhood, he will have to be perfected.
play community citizens
Each citizen should play his part in the community according to his individual gifts.
years games play
We obtain better knowledge of a person during one hour's play and games than by conversing with him for a whole year
hate thinking play
I'm learning to play by the rules. I sort of hate to think of it that way, but that's how it is. I'm really learning to function out there and in such a way that I don't need to drink.
thinking play worry
I think the whole nerves thing comes into play when we worry about what other people and society will think.
carries exchange full luck range thou time
Time carries off all things; wouldst thou exchange - Name, looks, nature, luck? Just give time full range