Occupation: Philosopher Birth: 428 Bc Death: 348 Bc
When a person supposes that he knows, and does not know; this appears to be the great source of all the errors of the intellect..
All things are in fate, yet all things are not decreed by fate..
All men, well interrogated, answer well..
What is at issue is the conversion of the mind from the twilight of error to the truth, that climb up into the real world which we shall call true ph….
If it is naturally in you to be a good orator, a notable orator you will be when you have acquired knowledge and practice..
Better to complete a small task well, than to do much imperfectly..
.. we shall not be properly educated ourselves, nor will the guardians whom we are training, until we can recognise the qualities of discipline, cour….
The Dance, of all the arts, is the one that most influences the soul. Dancing is divine in its nature and is the gift of God..
Virtue is the desire of things honourable and the power of attaining them..
The disposition of noble dogs is to be gentle with people they know and the opposite with those they don't know...How, then, can the dog be anything ….
Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle..
And all knowledge, when separated from justice and virtue, is seen to be cunning and not wisdom; wherefore make this your first and last and constant….
It is not noble to return evil for evil, at no time ought we to do an injury to our neighbors..
Discordance is evil. Harmony is virtue..
As it is, the lover of inquiry must follow his beloved wherever it may lead him..
As it is, lovers of inquiry must follow their beloved wherever it may lead..
Truth is the beginning of every good thing, both in heaven and on earth; and he who would be blessed and happy should be from the first a partaker ….
Serious things cannot be understood without laughable things, nor opposites at all without opposites..
Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow... even if that someone is yourself!.
The cure of the part should not be attempted without treatment of the whole. No attempt should be made to cure the body without the soul. Let no one ….
Is it not true that the clever rogue is like the runner who runs well for the first half of the course, but flags before reaching the goal: he is qui….