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Plato Quotes - Page 17

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For our discussion is on no trifling matter, but on the right way to conduct our lives.

For our discussion is on no trifling matter, but on the right way to conduct our lives.

Matter, Way, Trifling

'The Republic' VIII, 352d

. . . the triumph of my art is in thoroughly examining whether the thought which the mind of the young man brings forth is a false idol or a noble and true birth.

Art, Men, Idols

Plato, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The Plato Collection [47 Books]”, p.2181, Catholic Way Publishing

There's a victory and defeat-the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats-which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself.

Character, Responsibility, Men

Plato (2008). “Laws”, p.11, Cosimo, Inc.

Moderation, which consists in indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, can proceed from nothing but true knowledge, which has its foundation in self-acquaintance.

Self, Contentment, Foundation

Love is an intermediate state between possession and deprivation.

Love Is, Deprivation, States

For neither does wealth bring honour to the owner, if he be a coward; of such a one the wealth belongs to another, and not to himself. Nor does beauty and strength of body, when dwelling in a base and cowardly man, appear comely, but the reverse of comely, making the possessor more conspicuous, and manifesting forth his cowardice.

Plato, Men, Dwelling

Plato (2015). “The Complete Plato”, p.166, Booklassic

And is there anything more closely connected with wisdom than truth?

Words Of Wisdom, Connected

As there are misanthropists or haters of men, so also are there misologists, or haters of ideas.

Men, Ideas

Lust is inseparably accompanied with the troubling of all order, with impudence, unseemliness, sloth, and dissoluteness.

Order, Lust, Sloth

The wisdom of men is worth little or nothing.

Men, Littles

Plato (2009). “Selected Dialogues of Plato: The Benjamin Jowett Translation”, p.290, Modern Library

When a man drinks wine at dinner, he begins to be better pleased with himself.

Wine, Men, Dinner

Then may we not fairly plead in reply that our true lover of knowledge naturally strives for truth, and is not content with common opinion, but soars with undimmed and unwearied passion till he grasps the essential nature of things with the mental faculty fitted to do so, that is, with the faculty which is akin to reality, and which approaches and unites with it, and begets intelligence and truth as children, and is only released from travail when it has thus reached knowledge and true life and satisfaction?

Children, Passion, Reality

A man who is good for anything ought not to calculate the chance of living or dying; he ought only to consider whether in doing anything he is doing right or wrong - acting the part of a good man or of a bad.

Men, Good Man, Dying

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The cure of the part should not be attempted without the cure of the whole.

Should, Cures, Whole

The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.

Divine Order, Divinity, Philosopher

Every unjust man is unjust against his will.

Men, Unjust

Leges, 731c (translated byTrevor J Saunders,1970).

Sin is disease, deformity, and weakness.

Weakness, Disease, Sin

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”

It seems to me that whatever else is beautiful apart from asbsolute beauty is beautiful because it partakes of that absolute beauty, and for no other reason. Do you accept this kind of causality?

Beauty, Beautiful, Causality

The productions of all arts are kinds of poetry and their craftsmen are all poets.

Art, Poetry, Kind

Plato (1961). “Plato, with an English translation”

Herein is the evil of ignorance, that he who is neither good nor wise is nevertheless satisfied with himself: he had no desire for that of which he feels no want.

Wise, Ignorance, Evil

Plato (1977). “The Portable Plato”, p.102, Penguin

A drunkard is unprofitable for any kind of good service.

Kind, Good Service, Drunkards

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”

Let early education be a sort of amusement. You will then be better able to find out the natural bent.

Education, Plato, Amusement

Plato, Julius A. Sigler (1997). “Education: Ends and Means”, p.32, University Press of America

Because it is correct to make a priority of young people, taking care that they turn out as well as possible.

People, Priorities, Care

To go to the world below, having a soul which is like a vessel full of injustice, is the last and worst of all the evils.

Evil, Soul, World

Plato (1871). “Gorgias. Philebus. Parmenides. Theaetetus. Sophist. Statesman”, p.114

Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in individuals, or in governments.

Change, Plato, Government

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”

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