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

"An unexamined life is not worth living.""Courage is knowing what not to fear.""The beginning is the most important part of the work.""No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth""Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.""There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.""Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences.""Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.""Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.""Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.""A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.""Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom.""Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.""The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.""Love is a serious mental disease."

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