Quotes by Plato
To conquer oneself is the first and noblest of all victories.
Do not train a child to learning by force; but direct him to it by what amuses his mind.
Seek not to change the world until you have changed yourself.
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.
The unexamined life is not worth living, but the excessively examined life is rarely lived.
The unexamined life is not worth living, but neither is the life solely spent in examination. Balance is the key to understanding.
The unexamined life is not worth living, but the unlived thought is scarcely better.
Justice is the harmony of the soul, where reason guides and passion obeys.
The greatest victory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Seek not to change the world, but to understand it. For in understanding comes true change.
Justice tempered with compassion is the truest form of justice.
The soul takes flight when thought escapes the cage of habit.
The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.
Justice is not merely a concept; it is the architecture of a thriving society.
The unexamined life is not worth living, but the unlived life is not worth examining.
Courage is knowing what is right, and doing it, even when others disagree.
A life of pleasure alone leads to emptiness; a life of purpose, to fulfillment.
Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds.
True courage lies not in the absence of fear, but in the triumph over it.
Let your mind be a garden, your thoughts the seeds. You can grow flowers, or you can grow weeds.
The soul takes flight when it transcends the limitations of the physical world.
The greatest victory is not over others, but over one's own ignorance.
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.
Ideas rule the world, and those who shape the best ideas are the true rulers.
True courage lies not in eliminating fear, but in acting despite it.
The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for true happiness resides within.
Knowledge without wisdom is a dangerous weapon in the hands of a fool.
Justice is not merely a concept, but a harmony within the soul.
The measure of a man is what he does with power when no one is watching.
The pursuit of pleasure, untethered from reason, leads only to pain.
Justice is when the scales are balanced, not when one side always outweighs the other.
Do not train a child to learning by force; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds.
A state is best governed when those who govern least desire to do so.
Justice is not merely a concept, but a constant striving towards balance and harmony within the soul and the state.
Let silence be your answer when words would only muddy the waters.
To know is to remember, and to learn is to recollect what the soul already possesses.
Seek not to change the world, but to understand it. For in understanding, lies the power to influence.
True courage is not the absence of fear, but the judgment that something else is more important than fear.
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