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
alone science wisdom
Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences.
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[Not enough is known about solid geometry] and for two reasons: in the first place, no government places value on it; this leads to a lack of energy in the pursuit of it, and it is difficult. In the second place, students cannot learn it unless they have a teacher. But then a teacher can hardly be found....
plato science movement
It was Plato, according to Sosigenes, who set this as a problem for those concerned with these things, through what suppositions of uniform and ordered movements the appearances concerning the movements of the wandering heavenly bodies could be preserved.
plato math science
I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.
science soul looks
Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.
science astrology heaven
Perhaps there is a pattern set up in the heavens for one who desires to see it, and having seen it, to find one in himself.
science religion human-nature
But he who has been earnest in the love of knowledge and of true wisdom, and has exercised his intellect more than any other part of him, must have thoughts immortal and divine. If he attain truth, and in so far as human nature is capable of sharing in immortality, he must altogether be immortal.
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Wealth and poverty: the one is the parent of luxury and indolence, and the other of meanness and viciousness, and both of discontent
adopted best character depends happiness leads living man manly plan wisdom
The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.
He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it.
clear compels draws
It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look upwards, and draws it from the things of this world to the other.
conquer conquered great shameful
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.
came inventions nor work
I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.
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There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself.