“Wise men speak because they have something to say Fools because they have to say something.”
Men“The good is the beautiful.”
Good“Wise men speak because they have something to say Fools because they have to say something.”
Men“Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.”
Equality“I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict.”
Great“And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.”
Food“Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.”
Great“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
Politics“Science is nothing but perception.”
Science“Truth is the beginning of every good to the gods, and of every good to man.”
Good“Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole, and not that of any one class.”
Happiness“Knowledge is true opinion.”
Knowledge“Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.”
Knowledge“We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can and to fly away is to become like God, as far as this is possible and to become like him is to become holy, just, and wise.”
God“To prefer evil to good is not in human nature and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less.”
Good“He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.”
Age“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.”
Great“States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.”
Men“Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what is good.”
Good“Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.”
Knowledge“Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.”
Inspirational“No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.”
Education