Plato Quotes

Biography: Plato is known for being a foundational philosopher in Western thought... more Biography: Plato is known for being a foundational philosopher in Western thought and a student of Socrates. He founded the Academy in Athens and authored philosophical works exploring justice, reality, and knowledge, such as "The Republic." Plato's ideas have profoundly influenced Western philosophy and the intellectual tradition. less

"All men are by nature equal, made from the same earth by one Workman.""Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.""A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it.""The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.""We are twice armed if we fight with faith.""The beginning is the chiefest part of any work.""As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.""Those who are able to see beyond the shadows""The true creator is necessity, who is the mother""The more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me""Love is the pursuit of the whole""Knowledge is true opinion""If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must t""Courage is a kind of salvation""Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm""Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good""We are twice armed if we fight with faith""He who would rule the world must first be able to rule himsel""It is right to give every man his due""The direction of education is to turn the mind"

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