.. we shall not be properly educated ourselves, nor will the guardians whom we are training, until we can recognise the qualities of discipline, courage, generosity, greatness of mind, and others akin to them, as well as their opposites in all their manifestations.

Plato

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If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

politics political government

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because... by Plato

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.

It gives me great pleasure to converse with the aged. They have been over the road that all of us must travel, and know where it is rough and difficult and where it is level and easy.

levels inspirational giving

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, an... by Plato

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

three plato desire

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by chan... by Plato

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.

Those who tell the stories rule society. by Plato

Those who tell the stories rule society.

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth. by Plato

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.

speak plato hero

Be kind. Every person you meet by Plato

Be kind. Every person you meet

be-kind battle fighting

We become what we contemplate. by Plato

We become what we contemplate.

Welcome out of the cave, my friend. It's a bit colder out here, b... by Plato

Welcome out of the cave, my friend. It's a bit colder out here, but the stars are just beautiful.

caves stars beautiful

The right question is usually more important than the right answe... by Plato

The right question is usually more important than the right answer.

right-answers important answers

Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created f... by Plato

Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.

different children way

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

wisdom wise witty

Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best of the physique it is given.

beauty character hands

People too smart to get involved in politics are doomed to live in societies run by people who aren't.

smart running people

False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the... by Plato

False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.

truth attitude lying

Life should be lived as play. by Plato

Life should be lived as play.

If you think your child's academic studies are more important tha... by Plato

If you think your child's academic studies are more important than the arts, think again.

children art thinking

Only the dead have seen the end of war. by Plato

Only the dead have seen the end of war.

memorial-day plato death

You should not honor men more than truth. by Plato

You should not honor men more than truth.

honesty pride truth