Plato quotes

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher, recognized as one of the founders of Western philosophy. His works explored topics such as ethics, politics, and the nature of reality. He established the Academy in Athens and profoundly influenced generations of thinkers. Here are 332 of his quotes:

Only the dead have seen the end of war. (Plato)
Necessity... the mother of invention. View quote
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There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain. View quote
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Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil. View quote
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Poverty consists not in the decrease in one's possessions, but in the increase in one's greed. View quote
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. View quote
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Love is a serious mental disease. View quote
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The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by men worse than themselves. View quote
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The greatest wealth is to live content with little. View quote
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No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth. View quote
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Death is not the worst that can happen to men. (Plato)
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. View quote
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Good people do not need law to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws. View quote
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We understand why children are afraid of darkness ... but why are men afraid of light? View quote
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At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. View quote
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Time is the moving imago of the unmoving eternity. View quote
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Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another. View quote
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Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder. View quote
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Beholding beauty with the eye of the mind, he will be enabled to bring forth, not images of beauty, but realities (for he has hold not of an image but of a reality), and bringing forth and nourishing true virtue to become the friend of God and be immortal, if mortal man may. View quote
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A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. View quote
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The beginning is the chiefest part of any work. (Plato)
Friends have all things in common. View quote
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Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences. View quote
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Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom. View quote
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He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power. View quote
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Occupation: Greek Philosopher
Born: 427 BC
Died: 347 BC
Quotes count: 332
Wikipedia: Plato

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