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Plato was a Greek philosopher. A Greek philosopher and founder of the Academy in Athens. His quotes explore truth, justice, and knowledge, making him highly searched in philosophy topics. Their teachings on wisdom, self-awareness and the search for meaning continue to guide people seeking clarity and inner strength.

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"Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole."

-- Plato

"Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole."

-- Plato

"Knowledge is the food of the soul."

-- Plato

"Knowledge is the food of the soul."

-- Plato

"Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy."

-- Plato

"Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy."

-- Plato

"The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction."

-- Plato

"The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction."

-- Plato

"Justice means minding one's own business and not meddling with other men's concerns."

-- Plato

"Justice means minding one's own business and not meddling with other men's concerns."

-- Plato

"The empty vessel makes the loudest sound."

-- Plato

"The empty vessel makes the loudest sound."

-- Plato

"Pleasure is the bait of sin."

-- Plato

"Pleasure is the bait of sin."

-- Plato

"He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it."

-- Plato

"He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it."

-- Plato

"No one knows whether death, which people fear to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good."

-- Plato

"No one knows whether death, which people fear to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good."

-- Plato

"You should not honor men more than truth."

-- Plato

"You should not honor men more than truth."

-- Plato

"He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age."

-- Plato

"He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age."

-- Plato

"Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood."

-- Plato

"Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood."

-- Plato

"It is right to give every man his due."

-- Plato

"It is right to give every man his due."

-- Plato

"Love is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete."

-- Plato

"Love is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete."

-- Plato

"In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a city or a state."

-- Plato

"In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a city or a state."

-- Plato

"When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them."

-- Plato

"When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them."

-- Plato

"There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain."

-- Plato

"There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain."

-- Plato

"Education is teaching our children to desire the right things."

-- Plato

"Education is teaching our children to desire the right things."

-- Plato

"The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings."

-- Plato

"The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings."

-- Plato

"Those who tell the stories rule society."

-- Plato

"Those who tell the stories rule society."

-- Plato

"If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things."

-- Plato

"If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things."

-- Plato

"There is truth in wine and children."

-- Plato

"There is truth in wine and children."

-- Plato

"Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow."

-- Plato

"Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow."

-- Plato

"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws."

-- Plato

"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws."

-- Plato

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Plato was a Greek philosopher. A Greek philosopher and founder of the Academy in Athens. His quotes explore truth, justice, and knowledge, making him highly searched in philosophy topics. Their teachings on wisdom, self-awareness and the search for meaning continue…

One of Plato's most widely shared quotes is: "Pleasure is the bait of sin.".

On wisdom, Plato said: "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.".

On philosophy, Plato said: "Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.".

Plato's quotes endure because they turn ideas about Wisdom, Philosophy, Mindset, Justice into clear, memorable language that is easy to relate to and share.

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