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
harmony results rhythm
Music then is simply the result of the effects of Love on rhythm and harmony.
plato evil aim
Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.
important stage enterprise
The most important stage of any enterprise is the beginning.
math creation geometry
Geometry existed before creation.
love-is two trying
Love is born into every human being; it calls back the halves of our original nature together; it tries to make one out of two and heal the wound of human nature.
plato soul said
And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.
love love-is pursuit
Love is the pursuit of the whole.
atheist atheism dies
No one ever dies an atheist.....
injustice highest
The highest reach of injustice is to be deemed just when you are not.
beauty beautiful eye
When a beautiful soul harmonizes with a beautiful form, and the two are cast in one mould, that will be the fairest of sights to him who has the eye to contemplate the vision.
thinking talking psychology
When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself.
men mind kind
If a man be endowed with a generous mind, this is the best kind of nobility.
soul universal-truth transient
Knowledge of the soul is the only universal truth and the only wisdom - all other knowledge is transient.
mean men order
In order for man to succeed in life, God provided him with two means, education and physical activity. Not separately, one for the soul and the other for the body, but for the two together. With these means, man can attain perfection.