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
truth men honor
You should not honor men more than truth.
money war sake
All wars are fought for the sake of getting money.
beautiful plato way
To love rightly is to love what is orderly and beautiful in an educated and disciplined way.
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.
cling poor soul starve strange strive touch weep
A kiss, and touch of lips; not strange my Soul should cling - Strive to cross, weep to turn, and starve with me poor thing
among born found hundred man men might thousand
A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.
death fear good greatest knows people whether
Know one knows whether death, which people fear to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good.
determine direction education future life man starts
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.
discover hour relationship
You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.
call kings philosophy power rulers thus till troubles truly
There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands.
faith twice
We are twice armed if we fight with faith.
work
The beginning is the most important part of the work.
afraid child easily forgive greek-philosopher life men tragedy
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
communication fools men speak wise
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.