Quotes from Plato

Geometry will draw the soul toward truth and create the spirit of philosophy.

The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being.

Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.

Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.

The whole life of the philosopher is a preparation for death.

Philosophy begins in wonder.

As long as I draw breath and am able, I won't give up practicing philosophy.

Philosophy is the highest music.

Philosophy is an elegant thing, if anyone modestly meddles with it; but if they are conversant with it more than is becoming, it corrupts them.

Wonder [said Socrates] is very much the affection of a philosopher; for there is no other beginning of philosophy than this.

Then the lover, who is true and no counterfeit, must of necessity be loved by his love.

Time is the moving image of eternity.

It is vain for the sober man to knock at poesy's door.

for a poet is a light and winged thing, and holy, and never able to compose until he has become inspired, and is beside himself, and reason is no longer in him.

The productions of all arts are kinds of poetry and their craftsmen are all poets.

For a poet is an airy thing, winged and holy, and he is not able to make poetry until he becomes inspired and goes out of his mind and his intellect is no longer in him.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a city or a state. When we are ill... we do not ask for the handsomest physician, or the most eloquent one.

The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by men worse than themselves.

The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.

People too smart to get involved in politics are doomed to live in societies run by people who aren't.

Those who refuse to engage in politics will be led by their inferiors

... the good are not willing to rule either for the sake of money or of honor.