Plato Quotes & Sayings (Page 11)

“Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.”

“Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.”

“Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences.”

“Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.”

“The curse of me and my nation is that we always think things can be bettered by immediate action of some sort, any sort rather than no sort.”

“Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails.”

“Then not only an old man, but also a drunkard, becomes a second time a child.”

“I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict.”

“One man cannot practice many arts with success.”

“The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.”