Quotes by Plato

Plato

Plato

Greek philosopher

Lived from: 427 - 347

Category: Philosophers Country: FlagGreece

Quotes 81 till 98 of 98.

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  • To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to use falsehood, to deceive either enemies or their own citizens, for the good of the state: and no one else may meddle with this privilege.
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  • Too much attention to health is a hindrance to learning, to invention, and to studies of any kind, for we are always feeling suspicious shootings and swimmings in our heads, and we are prone to blame studies from them.
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  • Truth is its own reward.
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  • We are twice armed if we fight with faith.
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  • We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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  • We ought to esteem it of the greatest importance that the fictions which children first hear should be adapted in the most perfect manner to the promotion of virtue.
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  • We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and to fly away is to become like God, as far as this is possible; and to become like him is to become holy, just, and wise.
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  • Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.
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  • Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.
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  • When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself.
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  • Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth.
    Phaedrus
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  • Wisdom alone is the science of others sciences.
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  • Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.
    Phaedrus
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  • Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.
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  • Witticisms please as long as we keep them within boundaries, but pushed to excess they cause offense.
    Phaedrus
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  • You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.
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  • You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched.
    Phaedrus
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  • Love is a serious mental disease.
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