Plato Quotes
Greek philosopher, student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens. Plato's dialogues on love, beauty, justice and the soul founded Western philosophy. Below are 17 of the most loved Plato quotes, chosen from across their works and letters. Tap Copy on any quote to save or share it.
The beginning is the most important part of the work.
A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.
No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.
Love is a serious mental disease.
We need to be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.
Courage is knowing what not to fear.
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when a man is afraid of the light.
Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.
The measure of a man is what he does with power.
Human behaviour flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
Thinking is the soul talking to itself.
Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination.
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.