Quotes on plato

How strongly does this bear out the truth of Plato’s maxim, that he who wishes to be really rich ought to lessen his desires rather than increase his property, because if a man places no bounds to his covetousness, he never will be free from want and misery.

Topics: bear, erich, maxim

“How strongly does this bear out the truth of Plato’s maxim, that he who wishes to be really rich ought to lessen his desires rather than increase his property, because if a man places no bounds to his covetousness, he never will be free from want and misery.”

Topics: bear, history, maxim

“Man is the measure of all things.”

Topics: history, measure, plato

“The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention.”

Topics: creator, history, invention

“The unexamined life is not worth living.”

Topics: history, life, living

“Democracy passes into despotism.”

Topics: democracy, despotism, history

“For what should a man live, if not for the pleasures of discourse?”

Topics: discourse, history, lives

“I know that I do not know.”

Topics: history, knows, plato

“The beginning is the most important part of the work.”

Topics: almost, beginning, history

“Friends have all things in common.”

Topics: common, friends, history

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