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Plato Quotes - Page 15

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The wisest have the most authority.

The wisest have the most authority.

Christian, Wise, Plato

Let nobody speak mischief of anybody.

Plato, Speak, Slander

Geometry existed before creation.

Math, Creation, Geometry

There should be no element of slavery in learning. Enforced exercise does no harm to the body, but enforced learning will not stay in the mind. So avoid compulsion, and let your children's lessons take the form of play.

Children, Teaching, Exercise

The man who hath music in his soul will be most in love with the loveliest.

Men, Soul, He Man

Love is the pursuit of the whole.

Love, Wedding Day, Pursuit

Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the laws of the State always change with them.

Music, Law, Innovation

When there is crime in society, there is no justice.

Justice, Crime

Knowledge is true opinion.

Plato, Opinion

Plato (2015). “Theaetetus: Top Philosophy Collections”, p.27, 谷月社

True opinions are a fine thing and do all sorts of good so long as they stay in their place; but they will not stay long. They run away from a man's mind, so they are not worth much until you tether them by working out the reason. Once they are tied down, they become knowledge, and are stable.

Running, Men, Long

Plato (1956). “Protagoras and Meno”

I would fain grow old learning many things.

Grows

Plato, Aeterna Press (2015). “Laches”, p.22, Aeterna Press

Let him know how to choose the mean and avoid the extremes on either side, as far as possible. . . . For this is the way of happiness.

Life, Mean, Way

Plato, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The Plato Collection [47 Books]”, p.1769, Catholic Way Publishing

The highest reach of injustice is to be deemed just when you are not.

Injustice, Highest

Plato (2016). “The Republic”, p.243, Xist Publishing

Let men of all ranks whether they are successful, or unsuccessful, whether they triumph or not; let them do their duty, and rest satisfied.

Successful, Men, Triumph

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”

The object of knowledge is what exists and its function to know about reality.

Reality, Words Of Wisdom, Function

The gods created certain kinds of beings to replenish our bodies... they are the trees and the plants and the seeds.

Philosophical, Animal, Tree

An hour of play is worth a lifetime of conversation.

Fun, Play, Lifetime

No human thing is of serious importance.

Plato, Worry, Anxiety

Plato (2016). “The Republic”, p.489, Xist Publishing

Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.

Philosophical, Science, Soul

Plato, Julius A. Sigler (1997). “Education: Ends and Means”, p.27, University Press of America

Our love for our children springs from the soul's greatest yearning for immortality.

Children, Plato, Spring

I don't know anything that gives me greater pleasure, or profit either, than talking or listening to philosophy. But when it comes to ordinary conversation, such as the stuff you talk about financiers and the money market, well, I find it pretty tiresome personally, and I feel sorry that my friends should think they're being very busy when they're really doing absolutely nothing. Of course, I know your idea of me: you think I'm just a poor unfortunate, and I shouldn't wonder if your right. But then I dont THINK that you're unfortunate - I know you are.

Sorry, Philosophy, Thinking

Plato (2013). “Plato - Dialogues”, p.29, Read Books Ltd

Nothing is more unworthy of a wise man, or ought to trouble him more, than to have allowed more time for trifling, and useless things, than they deserve.

Wise, Men, Useless Things

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”

Geometry will draw the soul toward truth and create the spirit of philosophy.

Philosophy, Math, Soul

Catholic Way Publishing, Aristotle, Plato (2015). “The Philosophy Collection [97 Books]”, p.7552, Catholic Way Publishing

All knowledge is but remembrance.

Remembrance

... Societies aren t made of sticks and stones, but of men whose individual characters, by turning the scale one way or another, determine the direction of the whole.

Character, Men, Political

Plato, Henry Desmond Pritchard Lee (1987). “The Republic”

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