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
A state arises, as I conceive, out of the needs of mankind; no one is self-sufficing, but all of us have many wants.
honesty less profitable
Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.
death men worst
Death is not the worst that can happen to men.
cunning knowledge ought rather wisdom
Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.
man
Man - a being in search of meaning.
conquest enemies fear foreign order people require stirring tyrant war
When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.
believe ill men
When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.
compared knowledge learning
The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with that of which we are ignorant.
anger greek-philosopher
There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
becomes love
At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.
happening legislate man sorts
Man never legislates, but destinies and accidents, happening in all sorts of ways, legislate in all sorts of ways.
certainly medical
They certainly give very strange names to diseases.
age calm equally hardly nature opposite pressure youth
He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.
income less pay unjust
When there is an income tax, the just will pay more and the unjust less