Plato Quotes

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Plato Quotes

Plato was a Greek philosopher, mathematician and founder of the Academy in Athens. He was a student of Socrates and teacher to Aristotle and was instrumental in laying the foundation of Western Philosophy. View this great selection of Plato Quotes.

Plato Quotes

People

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.1 point

Virtue

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.1 point

Success and Effort

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.1 point

Excellence

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.1 point

Excellence

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.1 point

Mental Thoughts

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.1 point

Good Actions

Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.1 point

Hard Work

I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.1 point

Life

Life must be lived as play.1 point

Love

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.1 point

Friendship

No one is a friend to his friend who does not love in return.1 point

Appreciation and Wealth

The greatest wealth is to live content with little.1 point

Happiness

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.1 point

Anger

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.1 point

Character

The measure of a man is what he does with power.1 point

Thinking

Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.1 point

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