The Life Work And Quotes Of Plato
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The Life Work And Quotes Of Plato
Plato the great philosopher of ancient Greece was born in 428/427 or 424/423 BC in Athens and died in 348/347 BC at the age of 80. He was the founder of the Academy in Athens which was the first higher learning institution. Plato's famous book was "Republic". He was the student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle.Aristotle was his most famous student who himself is a great philosopher. The foundation of his western philosophy was laid by Plato along with his teacher Socrates and his student Aristotle. His philosophical, political and religious views were made him popular among other contemporaries.
Famous Quotes Of Plato
1- Music gives a soul to the universe,
wings to the mind,
fight to the imagination
and life to everything.
Plato
2- Wise men speak because they have something to say,
fools because they have to say something.
Plato
3- Good people don't need laws to tell them to act responsibly...
and bad people will find a way around the laws.
Plato
4- If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government,
then you are doomed to live under the rules of fools.
Plato
5- False words are not only evil in themselves,
but they infect the soul with evil.
Plato
6- Human behavior flows from three main sources:
Desire, Emotion, and Knowledge.
Plato
7- Courage is knowing what not to fear.
4- If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government,
then you are doomed to live under the rules of fools.
Plato
5- False words are not only evil in themselves,
but they infect the soul with evil.
Plato
6- Human behavior flows from three main sources:
Desire, Emotion, and Knowledge.
Plato
7- Courage is knowing what not to fear.