10 Of The Best Quotes Of
PLATO
“Excellence” is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice. We do not act “rightly” because we are “excellent”, in fact we achieve “excellence” by acting “rightly”.”
“Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.”
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”
“Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.”
“There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.”
“Never discourage anyone…who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.”
“Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.”
“People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.”
“Wealth is the parent of luxury and indolence, and poverty of meanness and viciousness, and both of discontent.”
“The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so.”