" He who does not desire power is fit to hold it. "

Plato Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" 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 Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. "

Plato Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning. "

Plato, The Republic Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" He was a wise man who invented God. "

Plato Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul, on which they mightily fasten imparting grace. "

Plato Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" The beginning is the most important part of the work. "

Plato, The Republic Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. "

Plato Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" You are young, my son, and, as the years go by, time will change and even reverse many of your present opinions. Refrain therefore awhile from setting yourself up as a judge of the highest matters. "

Plato, Dialogues, Theatetus Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. "

Plato, Dialogues, Apology Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" If one has made a mistake, and fails to correct it, one has made a greater mistake. "

Plato Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education. "

Plato Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" 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 Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" Justice will only exist where those not affected by injustice are filled with the same amount of indignation as those offended. "

Plato Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" The greatest penalty of evildoing – namely, to grow into the likeness of bad men. "

Plato, Dialogues, Theatetus Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things. "

Plato Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. "

Plato Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have least with are the greatest babblers. "

Plato Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" Philosophy is the highest music. "

Plato Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" We can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. "

Plato Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" Ignorance, the root and the stem of every evil. "

Plato Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

" Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. "

Plato Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)

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