Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow. Plato View this quote
The poets are nothing but interpreters of the gods, each one possessed by the divinity to whom he is in bondage. Plato
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The point which I should first wish to understand is whether the pious or holy is beloved by the gods because it is holy, or holy because it is beloved of the gods. Plato
The power to learn is present in everyone’s soul, and the instrument with which each learns is like an eye that cannot be turned around from darkness to light without turning the whole body. Plato
The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. Plato
The prison of lust is just that very one of which the soul shuts the doors upon herself; for each act of indulgence is the shooting of a fresh bolt. Plato
The productions of all arts are kinds of poetry and their craftsmen are all poets. Plato
The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men. Plato
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. Plato
The qualities of number appear to lead to the apprehension of truth. Plato
The qualities which a man seeks in his beloved are those characteristics of his own soul, whether he knows it or not. Plato
Classical Greek philosopher
427 - 347BC
