Plato Quotes

“True, he said; how could they see anything but the shadows if they were never allowed to move their heads?”

― Plato, The Republic

topic:mind thinking

“Then justice will be useful when money is useless.”

― Plato, The Republic

topic:money justice

“This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears above ground he is a protector.”

― Plato, The Republic

topic:appearance

“the true votaries of philosophy abstain from all fleshly lusts, and hold out against them and refuse to give themselves up to them”

― Plato, Phaedo

topic:philosophy

“And so tyranny naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme form of liberty?”

― Plato, The Republic

topic:slavery democracy tyranny liberty

“For a fit of laughter which has been indulged to excess almost always produces a violent reaction.”

― Plato, The Republic

“the tools which would teach men their own use would be beyond price.”

― Plato, The Republic

“he who refuses to rule is liable to be ruled by one who is worse than himself.”

― Plato, The Republic

topic:value

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