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
plato love-is serious
Love is a serious mental disease.
fighting enjoy-life battle
Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
wise imagination giving
Music has the capacity to touch the innermost reaches of the soul and music gives flight to the imagination.
apology men wisest-man
I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.
plato speak speak-the-truth
No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.
political-will talking-politics libertarian-party
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
wise wisdom men
The wise man will want to be ever with him who is better than himself.
plato desire flow
Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
beautiful wise self
Grant that I may become beautiful in my soul within, and that all my external possessions may be in harmony with my inner self. May I consider the wise to be rich, and may I have such riches as only a person of self-restraint can bear or endure.
romantic song heart
Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
atheist errors soul
Atheism is a disease of the soul before it becomes an error of understanding.
men giving perfect
The good man is the only excellent musician, because he gives forth a perfect harmony not with a lyre or other instrument but with the whole of his life.
graduation education teacher
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life.
remember deluge
You can remember, a single deluge only, but there were many previous ones.