Plato Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.”

“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.”

“People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.”

“Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.”

“Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.”

“All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.”

“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.”

“Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.”

“Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.”

“The measure of a man is what he does with power.”