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Plato Quotes - Page 11

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Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves or their own things, but only what is just, whether it happens to be done by themselves or others.

Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves or their own things, but only what is just, whether it happens to be done by themselves or others.

Love, Plato, Greatness

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

Process, Recollection

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And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.

Plato, Food, Philosophical

Plato (1977). “The Portable Plato”, p.38, Penguin

We see many instances of cities going down like sinking ships to their destruction. There have been such wrecks in the past and there surely will be others in the future, caused by the wickedness of captains and crews alike. For these are guilty men, whose sin is supreme ignorance of what matters most.

Ignorance, Past, Men

Plato (1952). “Plato's Statesman”

The most beautiful motion is that which accomplishes the greatest results with the least amount of effort.

Beautiful, Running, Effort

To a good man nothing that happens is evil.

Men, Evil, Good Man

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle (1967). “Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study”

We ought to live sacrificing, and singing, and dancing.

Sacrifice, Dancing, Singing

Plato (2008). “Laws”, p.161, Cosimo, Inc.

States will never be happy until rulers become philosophers or philosophers become rulers.

Philosopher, States, Rulers

Marcus Aurelius, Plato, Aristotle (2012). “The Modern Library Collection of Greek and Roman Philosophy 3-Book Bundle: Meditations; Selected Dialogues of Plato; The Basic Works of Aristotle”, p.15, Modern Library

Music gives a soul to the universe.

Music, Wings, Giving

No evil can happen to a good man either in life or after death.

Philosophical, Men, Evil

Plato (2012). “Six Great Dialogues: Apology, Crito, Phaedo, Phaedrus, Symposium, The Republic”, p.21, Courier Corporation

We obtain better knowledge of a person during one hour's play and games than by conversing with him for a whole year

Years, Games, Play

Wisdom always makes men fortunate: for by wisdom no man could ever err, and therefore he must act rightly and succeed, or his wisdom would be wisdom no longer.

Wisdom, Men, Would Be

Plato (2010). “The Works of Plato: Charmides, Lysis, Other Dialogues and the Laws”, p.233, Cosimo, Inc.

Friends should have all things in common.

Real, Should Have, Common

Plato (2015). “Plato: The Complete Works: From the greatest Greek philosopher, known for The Republic, Symposium, Apology, Phaedrus, Laws, Crito, Phaedo, Timaeus, Meno, Euthyphro, Gorgias, Parmenides, Protagoras, Statesman and Critias”, p.1555, e-artnow

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.

Philosophical, Giving, Gold

Plato (2016). “Laws”, p.315, Xist Publishing

Kindness which is bestowed on the good is never lost.

Kindness, Lost

The Dance, of all the arts, is the one that most influences the soul. Dancing is divine in its nature and is the gift of God.

Dance, Art, Dancing

Arrogance is ever accompanied by folly.

Arrogance, Folly

To love rightly is to love what is orderly and beautiful in an educated and disciplined way.

Love, Beautiful, Education

Let brother help brother.

Brother, Fellowship, Helping

Plato (2016). “The Republic”, p.273, Aegitas

The greater part of instruction is being reminded of things you already know.

Instruction, Knows, Greater

As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.

Lying, Stones, Wells

Plato (1872). “Laws. Appendix: Lesser Hippias. First Alcibiades. Menexenus. Index of persons and places”, p.415

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

Philosophical, Process, Recollection

Plato, Benjamin Jowett (2009). “Five Great Dialogues of Plato: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo”, p.70, Coyote Canyon Press

Even the gods love jokes.

Love, Funny Inspirational, Laughter

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle (1967). “Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study”

God is not the author of all things, but of good only.

Plato, All Things

Plato (2012). “The Republic”, p.52, Courier Corporation

Fly from the company of the wicked--fly and turn not back.

Evil, Wicked, Turns

Plato (2016). “Laws”, p.424, Xist Publishing

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