Plato429–349 BCThe quotations of
Plato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
429–349 BC
36 quotes, most often on Good & Evil, Government and Money. Part of the Philosophers collection.
If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life.
The Republic (375 BC), Republic, Book IV, 425BIn contextWise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.
The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
Attributed to Plato on the letterhead of the Constitution Party. Reported as unverified in Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations compiled by The Library of Congress. Mineola, N.Y., Dover Publications, 2010.- Dialogues, Apology
Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
- The Republic (375 BC), Phaedrus, 279cIn context
No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
Apology, 41c–e- The Republic, 377aIn context
- The Republic (375 BC), Republic, Book I, 344cIn context
Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.
Often credited to Plato
Quotes often credited to Plato that were said or written by someone else.
