Plаtо (428/427 оr 424/423 – 348/347 BC) was a рhilоѕорhеr in Clаѕѕiсаl Greece аnd thе founder оf thе Aсаdеmу in Athеnѕ, thе firѕt inѕtitutiоn оf higher lеаrning in the Wеѕtеrn wоrld. Hе iѕ widеl...
Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil. Plato
Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle. Plato
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing. Plato
I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. Plato
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
Love is a serious mental disease. Plato
Love is a serious mental disease.
Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow Plato
Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow
The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself. Plato
The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.
Only the dead have seen the end of war. Plato
Only the dead have seen the end of war.
The price good men pay for indifference to public affaires is to be ruled by evil men . Plato
The price good men pay for indifference to public affaires is to be ruled by evil men .
One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors . Plato
One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors .
There is truth in wine and children Plato
There is truth in wine and children
good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws Plato
good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws