Quotes by Plato

They certainly give very strange names to diseases.

Wise men speak because they have something to say Fools because they have to say something.

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

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.

All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince.

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.

Justice means minding one's own business and not meddling with other men's concerns.

Death is not the worst that can happen to men.

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.

There are three classes of men lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.