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Plato

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Plato (circa 428–348 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. A student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, Plato's dialogues exploring justice, beauty, equality, and knowledge have shaped Western thought for over two millennia.

“The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.”

— Plato

Good

All Quotes by Plato

“The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.”

— Plato

God

“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.”

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Life

“Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.”

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Good

“He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power.”

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Power

“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.”

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Great

“Courage is knowing what not to fear.”

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Courage

“Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.”

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Great

“Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.”

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Knowledge

“He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.”

— Plato

Good

“Then not only an old man, but also a drunkard, becomes a second time a child.”

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Time

“The beginning is the most important part of the work.”

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Art

“I would fain grow old learning many things.”

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Learning

“Attention to health is life's greatest hindrance.”

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Fitness

“Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest of all but great cleverness and much learning, if they be accompanied by a bad training, are a much greater misfortune.”

— Plato

Great

“The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.”

— Plato

Education

“When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.”

— Plato

Fear

“Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences.”

— Plato

Alone

“Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.”

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Inspirational

“There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.”

— Plato

Good

“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.”

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Imagination