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Plato quotes about good

Greek Philosopher

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Plato quote: "Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the..."
Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods. Plato
The soul of him who has education is whole and perfect and escapes the worst disease, but, if a man's education be neglected, he walks lamely through life and returns good for nothing to the world below. Plato
Plato quote: "No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death."
No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. Plato
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. Plato
Plato quote: "Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good..."
Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others. Plato
Plato quote: "The evil never attains to any real friendship, either with..."
The evil never attains to any real friendship, either with good or evil. Plato
For to fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise without really being wise, for it is to think that we know what we do not know. For no one knows whether death may not be the greatest good that can happen to man. Plato
Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct them how they may live on friendly terms with one another, and partly for the sake of those who refuse to be instructed, whose spirit cannot be subdued, or softened, or hindered from plunging into evil. Plato
Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity? I mean the true simplicity of a rightly and nobly ordered mind and character, not that other simplicity which is only a euphemism for folly. Plato
Plato quote: "Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend..."
Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity Plato
Plato quote: "The good is the beautiful."
The good is the beautiful. Plato
To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less. Plato
The good is twice described in the Philebus as perfect, self- sufficient and seeked by all conscious beings. And the good does not have a contrary: it is not the one end of a scale whose evil would be the other end; it is a measure on any scale."Taken from Bernard Suzanne. Plato and his dialogues. Pursuing Goodness or the Good. Updated Nov 21, 1998 Plato
Plato quote: "Know one knows whether death, which people fear to be the..."
Know one knows whether death, which people fear to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good. Plato
True opinions are a fine thing and do all sorts of good so long as they stay in their place; but they will not stay long. They run away from a man's mind, so they are not worth much until you tether them by working out the reason. Once they are tied down, they become knowledge, and are stable. Plato

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