“There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.”
—Plato.
“There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.”
—Plato.
“As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest blabbers.”
—Plato.
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”
—Plato.
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”
—Plato.
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
—Plato.
“A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.”—Plato.
“A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.”
~Plato.
“All things will be produced in superior quantity and quality, and with greater ease, when each man works at a single occupation, in accordance with his natural gifts, and at the right moment, without meddling with anything else.”
~Plato.
āThe partisan, when he is engaged in a dispute, cares nothing about the rights of the question, but is anxious only to convince his hearers of his own assertions. ā
~Plato.
“Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in individuals, or in governments.”
~Plato.
āHe who is not a good servant will not be a good master. ā
Plato.
āAny man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another. ā
Plato.
āEvery heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet. ā
—Plato.
āWe can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.ā
—Plato.
āKnowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom. ā
—Plato.
A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.
—Plato.
āI have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden.” ā
—Saint Augustine.
āCunning… is but the low mimic of wisdom. ā
—Plato.