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 school-education education-and-freedom
Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.
fitness workout exercise
Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being
plato ignorance opinion
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
inspirational passion essentials
The true lover of knowledge naturally strives for truth, and is not content with common opinion, but soars with undimmed and unwearied passion till he grasps the essential nature of things.
truth lying knowing-nothing
False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
dance secret-places soul
Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul
plato war wounds-and-scars
Only the dead have seen the end of war.
witty political lovers
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
self essence self-knowledge
The essence of knowledge is self-knowledge,
music plato soul
Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.
character musical elements
Music is a defining element of character.
plato ignorance roots
Ignorance, the root and the stem of every evil.
business knowledge numbers
A good decision is based on knowledge, and not on numbers.
education perfection giving
The purpose of education is to give to the body and to the soul all the beauty and all the perfection of which they are capable.