158 Quotes By Plato


They certainly give very strange names to diseases.
Plato on medical

Wise men speak because they have something to say Fools because they have to say something.
Plato on men

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.
Plato on men

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.
Plato on men

All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince.
Plato on men

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.
Plato on men

Justice means minding one's own business and not meddling with other men's concerns.
Plato on men

Death is not the worst that can happen to men.
Plato on men

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.
Plato on men

There are three classes of men lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
Plato on men

Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.
Plato on men

When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.
Plato on men

Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths and with one mind, for thus, the state instead of being whole is reduced to half.
Plato on men

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.
Plato on men

Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.
Plato on men

States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.
Plato on men

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.
Plato on music

Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.
Plato on music

Philosophy is the highest music.
Plato on music

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.
Plato on music