Tag: Plato
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Plato: Three classes of men
“There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.” —Plato.
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Plato: Greatest blabbers
“As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest blabbers.” —Plato.
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Plato: Hour of play
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” —Plato.
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Plato: Discovery
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” —Plato.
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Plato: Governed by your inferiors
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” —Plato.
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Plato: Heroes, wise men and accomplished ones
“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.
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Plato: Specialization
“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.
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Plato: Partisanship
“The 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. ” ~Plato. Embed from Getty Images
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Plato: Excess
“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. Embed from Getty Images
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Plato: Harm and good
“Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another. ” Plato. Embed from Getty Images
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Plato: Poetry
“Every 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. ” —Plato.
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Plato: Real tragedy of life
“We can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” —Plato.
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Plato: Cunning, rather than wisdom
“Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom. ” —Plato.
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Saint Augustine: Wiser than Cicero and Plato
“I 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.” ” —Saint Augustine.
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Plato: Wisdom's mimic
“Cunning… is but the low mimic of wisdom. ” —Plato. Related articles Plato on Drugs, Imagination, and Ecology (becomingintegral.wordpress.com) Leaning in to wisdom. (thehouseilivein.me) Aristotle (unphilosophydotnet.wordpress.com)
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Plato: Knowledge acquisition
Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind. —Plato.
Quite a Quote! 