Quote

Wealth does not bring excellence, but that wealth comes from excellence.

Plato

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Plato
Epigrammatist
Philosopher
Poet
Ancient Athens
Platon
Aristocles
Excellence
Wealth
Bring
Comes
Doe

More quotes by Plato

Image
No soul willfully does wrong.
Plato
Image
Let brother help brother.
Plato
Image
Other people are likely not to be aware that those who pursue philosophy aright study nothing but dying and being dead. Now if this is true, it would be absurd to be eager for nothing but this all their lives, and then to be troubled when that came for which they had all along been eagerly practicing.
Plato
Image
There are some whom the applause of the multitude has deluded into the belief that they are really statesmen.
Plato
Image
. . . Then anyone who leaves behind him a written manual, and likewise anyone who receives it, in the belief that such writing will be clear and certain, must be exceedingly simple-minded. . . .
Plato
Image
Only the dead will know the end of the war.
Plato
Image
If you are wise, all men will be your friends and kindred, for you will be useful.
Plato
Image
The man who hath music in his soul will be most in love with the loveliest.
Plato
Image
To think truly is noble and to be deceived is base.
Plato
Image
Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves or their own things, but only what is just, whether it happens to be done by themselves or others.
Plato
Image
Even God is said to be unable to use force against necessity.
Plato
Image
Education and admonition commence in the first years of childhood, and last to the very end of life.
Plato
Image
The only real ill-doing is the deprivation of knowledge.
Plato
Image
Geometry will draw the soul toward truth and create the spirit of philosophy.
Plato
Image
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
Plato
Image
When a person meets the half that is his very own, whatever his orientation, whether it's to young men or not, then something wonderful happens: the two are struck from their senses by love, by a sense of belonging to one another, and by desire, and they don't want to be separated from one another, not even for a moment.
Plato
Image
Consider how great is the encouragement which all the world gives to the lover neither is he supposed to be doing anything dishonourable but if he succeeds he is praised, and if he fail he is blamed.
Plato
Image
The more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me is the pleasure and charm of conversation.
Plato
Image
Only a philosopher's mind grows wings, since its memory always keeps it as close as possible to those realities by being close to which the gods are divine.
Plato
Image
He whom loves touches not walks in darkness.
Plato