False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil. Plato More Quotes by Plato More Quotes From Plato Poverty doesn't come because of the decrease of wealth but because of the increase of desires. Plato wealthpovertydesire Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle. Plato enjoy-lifebattlefighting The wrong use of a thing is far worse than the non-use. Plato use To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory; to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat. Plato development-and-growthpick-me-upvictory Complacent ignorance is the most lethal sickness of the soul Plato sicknessignorancesoul A dog has the soul of a philosopher. Plato doganimalcute Avoid compulsion and let early education be a matter of amusement. Young children learn by games; compulsory education cannot remain in the soul. Plato soulgameschildren If one has made a mistake, and fails to correct it, one has made a greater mistake. Plato failingmademistake Better to complete a small task well, than to do much imperfectly. Plato wellstaskspatience Wisest is he who knows what he does not know. Plato taophilosophicaldoe Hardly any human being is capable of pursuing two professions or two arts rightly. Plato philosophicaltwoart Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. Plato beholdereyelying But tell me, this physician of whom you were just speaking, is he a moneymaker, an earner of fees, or a healer of the sick? Plato physicianssickplato Better to be unborn than untaught, for ignorance is the root of all misfortune. Plato ignoranceatheistroots The greatest wealth is to live content with little. Plato greatest-wealthplatobeing-happy Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Plato philosophicalheartsong I will prove by my life that my critics are liars. Plato criticsliarsinspiring He who does not desire power is fit to hold it. Plato fitdoedesire All learning is in the learner, not the teacher. Plato educationalteacherphilosophy The souls of people, on their way to Earth-life, pass through a room full of lights; each takes a taper - often only a spark - to guide it in the dim country of this world. But some souls, by rare fortune, are detained longer - have time to grasp a handful of tapers, which they weave into a torch. These are the torch-bearers of humanity - its poets, seers and saints, who lead and lift the race out of darkness, toward the light. They are the law-givers and saviors, the light-bringers, way-showers and truth-tellers, and without them, humanity would lose its way in the dark. Plato spiritualdarkcountry
