PLATO - QUOTES COLLECTION BIOGRAPHY, ACHIEVEMENTS AND LIFE LESSONS
ABOUT PLATO Plato, one of the most influential figures in Western philosophy, was born around 428/427 BCE in Athens, Greece. While much of his early life remains shrouded in mystery, his impact on the development of philosophical thought is undeniable. Plato's enduring legacy can be traced through his profound insights into metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and political theory, as well as through his establishment of the Academy, an institution that would shape the intellectual landscape for centuries.
QUOTES SAMPLES:
"Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything."
"Love is a serious mental disease."
"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws."
"The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile."
"Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike."
"Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty."
