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
real believe mean
Take a look around, then, and see that none of the uninitiated are listening. Now by the uninitiated I mean the people who believe in nothing but what they can grasp in their hands, and who will not allow that action or generation or anything invisible can have real existence.
plato reality giving
So their combinations with themselves and with each other give rise to endless complexities, which anyone who is to give a likely account of reality must survey.
real should-have common
Friends should have all things in common.
real men political
We must, if we are to be consistent, and if we re to have a real pedigree herd, mate the best of our men with the best of our women as often as possible, and the inferior men with the inferior women as seldom as possible, and keep only the offspring of the best.
philosophical men realizing
That man is wisest who, like Socrates, realizes that his wisdom is worthless
death real knowing
The fear of death is indeed the pretence of wisdom, and not real wisdom, being the appearance of knowing the unknown.
real needs creator
Our need will be the real creator.
philosophy real twilight
What is at issue is the conversion of the mind from the twilight of error to the truth, that climb up into the real world which we shall call true philosophy.
real cities race
The human race will have no respite from evils until those who are really philosophers acquire political power or until, through some divine dispensation, those who rule and have political authority in the cities become real philosophers.
reality artist giving
A true artist is someone who gives birth to a new reality.
reality mind
Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.
reality mind vision
You cannot conceive the many without the one...The study of the unit is among those that lead the mind on and turn it to the vision of reality.
memories reality wings
Only a philosopher's mind grows wings, since its memory always keeps it as close as possible to those realities by being close to which the gods are divine.
reality men words-of-wisdom
'But surely "blind" is just how you would describe men who have no true knowledge of reality, and no clear standard in their mind to refer to, as a painter refers to his model, and which they can study closely before they start laying down rules about what is fair or right or good where they are needed, or maintaining, as Guardians, any rules that already exist.' 'Yes, blind is just about what they are'