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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.

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“All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince.”

— Plato

God

All Quotes by Plato

“At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.”

— Plato

Love

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

— Plato

Education

“Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.”

— Plato

Knowledge

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

— Plato

Good

“Justice means minding one's own business and not meddling with other men's concerns.”

— Plato

Business

“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

“Courage is knowing what not to fear.”

— Plato

Courage

“Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.”

— Plato

Good

“Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.”

— Plato

Men

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

— Plato

Great

“Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.”

— Plato

Knowledge

“There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.”

— Plato

Anger

“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.”

— Plato

Imagination

“Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.”

— Plato

Good

“Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences.”

— Plato

Alone

“Truth is the beginning of every good to the gods, and of every good to man.”

— Plato

Good

“Knowledge is true opinion.”

— Plato

Knowledge

“We do not learn and what we call learning is only a process of recollection.”

— Plato

Learning

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

— Plato

Knowledge

“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