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 Fear
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 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 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 Men
Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than to suffer injustice, and that justice is equality. Plato Equality
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Plato 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 Men
Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in individuals, or in governments. Plato Change
The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men. Plato Government
And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul. Plato Knowledge
To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less. Plato Nature
There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands. Plato Power