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Plato

4th-century BCE Greek philosopher

429–349 BC

36 quotes, most often on Good & Evil, Government and Money. Part of the Philosophers collection.

When there is an income-tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust less on the same amount of income
The Republic (c. 375 BC), Book IIn context
- Justice
- Money
Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul
The Republic (c. 375 BC), Book IIIIn context
- Education
- Music
Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness and wisdom meet in one, and those commoner natures who pursue either to the exclusion of the other are compelled to stand aside, cities will never have rest from their evils,⁠—nor the human race, as I believe
The Republic (c. 375 BC), Book VIn context
I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.
The Republic (c. 375 BC), Book VIIIn context
- Clever Jabs
- Science
Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.
The Republic (c. 375 BC), Book VIIIIn context
- Democracy
- Government
There is an ancient quarrel between philosophy and poetry
The Republic (c. 375 BC), Book XIn context
- Philosophy
- Poetry

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