Plato Quotes

Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind

Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another

Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything

Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance

There will be no end to the troubles of states until philosophers become kings

Courage is knowing what not to fear

Necessity is the mother of invention

The unexamined life is not worth living

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet