Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow... even if that someone is yourself!
PlatoRead
The heaviest penalty for deciding to engage in politics is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.
Interpretation
Engaging in politics may lead to being governed by those who are less capable.
This quote by Plato suggests that the greatest consequence of participating in politics is the risk of being governed by individuals whose abilities or character are inferior to one's own. It reflects on the moral obligation of individuals to take part in governance, emphasizing that inaction can lead to unfavorable outcomes and inferior leadership in society.
In practice
This quote can be used in a political debate to emphasize the importance of active participation in politics.
Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow... even if that someone is yourself!
Not one of them who took up in his youth with this opinion that there are no gods ever continued until old age faithful to his conviction.
...for the object of education is to teach us to love beauty.
Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.
Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.
Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.
Let each one of us say, 'I am an American. I intend to stay an American. I will do my best to wipe from my heart hate, rancor and political prejudice. I will sustain my government. And, through good days or bad, I will try to serve my country.'
The erotic is a measure between the beginnings of our sense of self and the chaos of our strongest feelings.
When you believe you have a future, you think in terms of generations and years. When you do not, you live not just by the day β but by the minute.
We often want one thing and pray for another, not telling the truth even to the gods.
The purpose of money was to purchase one's freedom to pursue that which is useful and interesting.
It is intolerable that in our country citizens should feel so upset and under assault because of their religious choice that they would conclude that they have to hide.
Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.