We ought to esteem it of the greatest importance that the fictions which children first hear should be adapted in the most perfect manner to the promotion of virtue. Plato adaptchildesteem Change image and share on social
There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good. Plato antagonisticgoodremain Change image and share on social
No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding. Plato lawmightyordinance Change image and share on social
This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector. Plato appearprotectorroot Change image and share on social
We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and to fly away is to become like God, as far as this is possible; and to become like him is to become holy, just, and wise. Plato earthflygod Change image and share on social
Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest of all; but great cleverness and much learning, if they be accompanied by a bad training, are a much greater misfortune. Plato accompanybadcleverness share on social
Injustice is censured because the censures are afraid of suffering, and not from any fear which they have of doing injustice. Plato afraidcensurefear Change image and share on social
The god of love lives in a state of need. It is a need. It is an urge. It is a homeostatic imbalance. Like hunger and thirst, it's almost impossible to stamp out. Plato godhomeostatichunger Change image and share on social
The curse of me and my nation is that we always think things can be bettered by immediate action of some sort, any sort rather than no sort. Plato actionbettercurse Change image and share on social
