Plato quotes - page 5

Truth is the beginning of every good to the gods, and of every good to man. (Plato)
How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts are a dream; or whether we are awake, and talking to one another in the waking state? View quote
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Philosophy begins in wonder. View quote
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Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand. View quote
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For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the whole state; since styles of music are never disturbed without affecting the most important political institutions. View quote
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If particulars are to have meaning, there must be universals. View quote
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The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles. View quote
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There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good. View quote
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The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery. View quote
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Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy. View quote
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Democracy passes into despotism. (Plato)
Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery. View quote
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All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue. View quote
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The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless. View quote
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The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with that of which we are ignorant. View quote
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Courage is a kind of salvation. View quote
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To suffer the penalty of too much haste, which is too little speed. View quote
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The excessive increase of anything often causes a reaction in the opposite direction. View quote
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No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding. View quote
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Philosophy is the highest music. View quote
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Knowledge is true opinion. (Plato)
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. View quote
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Hardly any human being is capable of pursuing two professions or two arts rightly. View quote
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I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict. View quote
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The most virtuous of all men is he that contents himself with being virtuous without seeking to appear so. View quote
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