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Plato Quotes about Giving

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Music has the capacity to touch the innermost reaches of the soul and music gives flight to the imagination.

Music has the capacity to touch the innermost reaches of the soul and music gives flight to the imagination.

Wise, Giving, Imagination

A true artist is someone who gives birth to a new reality.

Artist, Reality, Giving

The purpose of education is to give to the body and to the soul all the beauty and all the perfection of which they are capable.

Education, Giving, Perfection

The good man is the only excellent musician, because he gives forth a perfect harmony not with a lyre or other instrument but with the whole of his life.

Men, Giving, Perfect

I shall assume that your silence gives consent.

Philosophical, Giving, Silence

Plato, Aeterna Press (2015). “Cratylus”, p.133, Aeterna Press

Music gives a soul to the universe.

Music, Wings, Giving

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

It gives me great pleasure to converse with the aged. They have been over the road that all of us must travel, and know where it is rough and difficult and where it is level and easy.

Inspirational, Giving, Levels

Give me a different set of mothers and I will give you a different world

Mother, Giving, Different

Music gives wings to the mind and flight to the imagination.

Wings, Giving, Imagination

[M]ere knowledge of the truth will not give you the art of persuasion.

Art, Giving, Persuasion

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.1535, e-artnow

Conversion is not implanting eyes, for they exist already; but giving them a right direction, which they have not

Eye, Giving, Conversion

Plato (1871). “The Dialogues of Plato”, p.352

It is right to give every man his due.

Men, Giving, Dues

For neither birth, nor wealth, nor honors, can awaken in the minds of men the principles which should guide those who from their youth aspire to an honorable and excellent life, as Love awakens them

Men, Giving, Honor

Plato, Francis Macdonald Cornford, Alfred Edward Taylor (1985). “The banquet (also known as The symposium)”

If one sins against the laws of proportion and gives something too big to something too small to carry it - too big sails to too small a ship, too big meals to too small a body, too big powers to too small a soul - the result is bound to be a complete upset. In an outburst of hubris the overfed body will rush into sickness, while the jack-in-office will rush into the unrighteousness that hubris always breeds.

Law, Giving, Office

Consider how great is the encouragement which all the world gives to the lover; neither is he supposed to be doing anything dishonourable; but if he succeeds he is praised, and if he fail he is blamed.

Encouragement, Giving, World

Plato (2016). “The Complete Works of Plato (Unabridged): 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.901, e-artnow (Open Publishing)

He who is gracious to his lover under the impression that he is rich, and is disappointed of his gains because he turns out to be poor, is disgraced all the same: for he has done his best to show that he would give himself up to any one's "uses base" for the sake of money; but this is not honourable.

Giving, Use, Done

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.903, e-artnow

If in a discussion of many matters ... we are not able to give perfectly exact and self-consistent accounts, do not be surprised: rather we would be content if we provide accounts that are second to none in probability.

Science, Self, Giving

So their combinations with themselves and with each other give rise to endless complexities, which anyone who is to give a likely account of reality must survey.

Plato, Reality, Giving

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