Plato was a Greek philosopher who lived from about 428/427 or 424/423 to about 348/347 BC. He was a pupil of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle. Plato was the founder of the Academy, which was the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.
This is a collection of quotes by Plato.
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Democracy is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequal alike.Plato
Do not keep children to their studies by compulsion but by play.Plato
Even the gods love jokes.Plato
He was a wise man who invented beer.Plato
Love is a serious mental disease.Plato
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.Plato
Philosophy begins in wonder.Plato
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.Plato