Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow. Plato View this quote
The race of the guardians must be kept pure. Plato
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The ruler who is good for anything ought not to beg his subjects to be ruled by him, although the present governors of mankind are of a different stamp. Plato
The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state. Plato
The soul of man is immortal and imperishable. Plato
The soul takes nothing with her to the other world but her education and culture; and these, it is said, are of the greatest service or of the greatest injury to the dead man, at the very beginning of his journey thither. Plato
The tools that would teach men their own use would be beyond price. Plato
The 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. Plato
The true runner comes to the finish and receives the prize and is crowned. Plato
The truth is that we isolate a particular kind of love and appropriate it for the name of love, which really belongs to a wider whole. Plato
The whole life of the philosopher is a preparation for death. Plato
Classical Greek philosopher
427 - 347BC
