Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old Plato quotes, Plato sayings, and Plato proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.'
As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest blabbers.Plato
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Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.Plato
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The god, O men, seems to me to be really wise; and by his oracle to mean this, that the wisdom of this world is foolishness and of none effect.Plato
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For good nurture and education implant good constitutions.Plato
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The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.Plato
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Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.Plato
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The greatest privilege of a human life is to become a midwife to the awakening of the Soul in another person.Plato
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To suffer the penalty of too much haste, which is too little speed.Plato
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Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.Plato
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People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.Plato
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He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.Plato
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A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.Plato
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Democracy leads to anarchy, which is mob rule.Plato
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If a man be endowed with a generous mind, this is the best kind of nobility.Plato
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The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction.Plato
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He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.Plato
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The mere athlete becomes too much of a savage.Plato
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There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.Plato
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Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.Plato
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To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of oneself is ridiculous.Plato
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Wisdom is a blaze, kindled by a leaping spark.Plato
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He who is not a good servant will not be a good master. Plato
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We are bound to our bodies like an oyster to its shell. Plato
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There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.Plato
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The tools which would teach men their own use would be beyond price.Plato
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Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.Plato
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A delightful form of government, anarchic and motley, assigning a kind of equality indiscriminately to equals and unequals alike!Plato
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Madness is a divine release of the soul from the yoke of custom and convention. Plato
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From all wild beasts, a child is the most difficult to handle.Plato
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For good nurture and education implant good constitutions.Plato
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