About Plato
Plato was a Greek philosopher who lived between 427-347 BCE. He was a student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle. He is considered one of the most important figures in the development of Western philosophy and one of the founders of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. His most well-known works are his dialogues, which feature Socrates as the main character. These dialogues cover a wide range of topics including ethics, politics, psychology, and epistemology. Plato's ideas on the nature of reality, knowledge and justice have been very influential in Western philosophy and have been studied for centuries. He developed the theory of forms which postulates that there is a realm of abstract forms, or ideas, that are more real than the material world we see. This theory would be the foundation for many philosophers after him.
Top 13 most motivational quotes from Plato
1. “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.”
2. “Only the dead have seen the end of war.”
3. “The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
4. “I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.”
5. “One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
6. “Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws”
7. “If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.”
8. “I'm trying to think, don't confuse me with facts.”
9. “The beginning is the most important part of the work.”
10. “Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.”
11. “The greatest wealth is to live content with little.”
12. “Character is simply habit long continued.”
13. “Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others. ”
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