Plato
wise men speak say fools
“Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
dead end war
“Only the dead have seen the end of war.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
good people law responsible bad around
“good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws”
― Plato (428-348BC)
think confuse facts
“I'm trying to think, don't confuse me with facts.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
women men do teach
“If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
measure man power
“The measure of a man is what he does with power.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
tell story rule society
“Those who tell the stories rule society.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
human behaviour three sources desire emotion knowledge
“Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge. ”
― Plato (428-348BC)
three classes men lover wisdom honor gain
“There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
honor men truth
“You should not honor men more than truth.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
beginning important work
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
excellence right practice
“Excellence" is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.
We do not act "rightly" because we are "excellent",
in fact we achieve "excellence" by acting "rightly".”
― Plato (428-348BC)
wealth live content little
“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
exercise harm body knowledge compulsion mind
“Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
empty vessel loud wit babble
“An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
see beyond shadow lie culture understood believe
“Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
teach children music physics philosophy learning
“I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning”
― Plato (428-348BC)
man being search meaning
“Man is a being in search of meaning.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
all is flux nothing stand still
“All is flux, nothing stays still”
― Plato (428-348BC)
knowledge compulsion amusement child
“Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind. Therefore do not use compulsion, but let early education be a sort of amusement; you will then be better able to discover the child's natural bent.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
lack activity destroy condition
“Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being”
― Plato (428-348BC)
time moving image reality
“Time is the moving image of reality”
― Plato (428-348BC)
beauty style harmony grace rythm simplicity
“Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity”
― Plato (428-348BC)
mathematician capable reasoning
“I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
tyrant enemies fear wary leader
“When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing to fear from them then he is always stirring up some wary or other in order that the people may require a leader.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
ideas source thing
“Ideas are the source of all things”
― Plato (428-348BC)
life investigation worth living
“a life without investigation is not worth living”
― Plato (428-348BC)
nothing beautiful struggle
“χαλεπὰ τὰ καλά
Nothing beautiful without struggle.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
honesty profitable dishonesty
“Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty”
― Plato (428-348BC)
learning emotion
“All learning has an emotional base.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
smart engage politics punish ruled dumb
“Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
calligraphy geometry soul
“Calligraphy is a geometry of the soul which manifests itself physically.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
education child play lovely
“The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
money-maker tiresome standard cash
“Money-makers are tiresome company, as they have no standard but cash value.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
wealth indolence poverty meanness discontent
“Wealth is the parent of luxury and indolence, and poverty of meanness and viciousness, and both of discontent.”
― Plato (428-348BC)
Country honor cultivate
“What is honored in a country will be cultivated there"
― Plato (428-348BC)