Plato Quotes

Only those who do not seek power are qualified to hold it.

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Mankind will never see an end of trouble until lovers of wisdom come to hold political power, or the holders of power become lovers of wisdom

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Such, Echecrates, was the end of our comrade, who was, we may fairly say, of all those whom we knew in our time, the bravest and also the wisest and most upright man.

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The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.

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When you admonish a wrongdoer, do so gently, that it may not lead to hostility.

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Nothing is more unworthy of a wise man, or ought to trouble him more, than to have allowed more time for trifling, and useless things, than they deserve.

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Then the lover, who is true and no counterfeit, must of necessity be loved by his love.

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Every soul pursues the good and does whatever it does for its sake.

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Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any.

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When the citizens of a society can see and hear their leaders, then that society should be seen as one.

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Love is an intermediate state between possession and deprivation.

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When a man drinks wine at dinner, he begins to be better pleased with himself.

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Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.

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Where reverence is, there is fear; for he who has a feeling of reverence and shame about the commission of any action, fears and is afraid of an ill reputation.

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The worst form of injustice is pretended justice.

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Madness, provided it comes as the gift of heaven, is the channel by which we receive the greatest blessings... the men of old who gave things their names saw no disgrace or reproach in madness; otherwise they would not have connected it with the name of the noblest of arts, the art of discerning the future, and called it the manic art... So, according to the evidence provided by our ancestors, madness is a nobler thing than sober sense... madness comes from God, whereas sober sense is merely human.

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By education I mean that training in excellence from youth upward which makes a man passionately desire to be a perfect citizen, and teaches him to rule, and to obey, with justice. This is the only education which deserves the name.

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Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.

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Aspiring minds must sometimes sustain loss.

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Any peace is better than any war

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