Plato
All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman; and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince. -Plato
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A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men. -Plato
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. -Plato
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Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty. -Plato
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The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile. -Plato
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Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others. -Plato
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Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws. -Plato
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He who is not a good servant will not be a good master. -Plato
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How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts are a dream; or whether we are awake, and talking to one another in the waking state? -Plato
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I shall assume that your silence gives consent. -Plato
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Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil. -Plato
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No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education. -Plato
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Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance. -Plato
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People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die. -Plato
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The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles. -Plato
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The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so. -Plato
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. -Plato
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