Quotes from Plato

the just does not desire more than his like but more than his unlike, whereas the unjust desires more than both his like and unlike

el amor, como dije antes, no es bello ni feo por sí mismo. Es bello si se ama obedeciendo a las leyes de la honorabilidad, y feo si se ama faltando a ellas; porque no es honrado conceder sus favores a un hombre vicioso y por malos motivos, y es honorable rendirse por buenas causas al amor de un hombre que practica la virtud.

The son of Ariston (the best) is of opinion that the best and justest of men is also the happiest, and that this is he who is the most royal master of himself; and that the unjust man is he who is the greatest tyrant of himself and of his State. And I add further—'seen or unseen by gods or men.' This

For the uneducated, when they engage in argument about anything, give no thought to the truth about the subject of discussion but are only eager that those present will accept the position they have set forth. I differ from them only to this extent: I shall not be eager to get the agreement of those present that what I say is true, except incidentally, but I shall be very eager that I should myself be thoroughly convinced that things are so.

Any one who has common sense will remember that the bewilderments of the eyes are of two kinds, and arise from two causes, either from coming out of the light or from going into the light, which is true of the mind's eye, quite as much as of the bodily eye;

Surely the gods are just? Granted that they are. But if so, the unjust will be the enemy of the gods, and the just will be their friend?

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that any state of action or passion implies previous action or passion. It does not become because it is becoming, but it is in a state of becoming because it becomes; neither does it suffer because it is in a state of suffering, but it is in a state of suffering because it suffers.

L'uomo libero ha sempre tempo a sua disposizione per conversare in pace a suo agio. Egli passerà come faremo noi nel nostro dialogo, da un argomento all'altro; come noi egli lascerà quello vecchio per uno nuovo che lo attiri di più; e non si preoccupa affatto se la discussione andrà per le lunghe, ma solo di conseguire la verità.

No creo que el cuerpo, por bien constituido que esté, domine por su perfección al alma buena; por el contrario, creo que el alma, cuando es buena, imprime al cuerpo, como un efecto de su propia excelencia, toda la perfección de que es capaz." (Platón, República).

for the uneducated, when they engage in argument about anything, give no thought to the truth about the subject of discussion but are only eager that those present will accept the position they have set forth.

When the mind's eye is fixed on objects illuminated by truth and reality, it understands and knows them, and its possession of intelligence is evident; but when it is fixed on the twilight world of change and decay, it can only form opinions, its vision is confused and its opinions shifting, and it seems to lack intelligence.

en el alma, ningún conocimiento forzado es perdurable." (Platón, República).

Mas la verdad es, creo yo, lo siguiente: la ciu­dad en que estén menos ansiosos por ser gobernantes quienes hayan de serlo, ésa ha de ser forzosamente la que viva mejor y con menos disensiones que ninguna; y la que tenga otra clase de gobernantes, de modo distinto.

but I want you to put him down.

IF A MAN NEGLECTS EDUCATION, HE WALKS LAME TO THE END OF HIS LIFE

Herein is the evil of ignorance , that he who is neither good nor wise is nevertheless satisfied with himself : he has no desire for that of which he feels no want .

For let me tell you, that the more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me is the pleasure and charm of conversation.

How brave a thing is freedom of speech, which has made the Athenians so far exceed every other state of Hellas in greatness!

the strongest seeds most need the accompaniment of good air and soil, so the best of human characters turn out the worst when they fall upon an unsuitable soil;

It is the duty of us, the founders, then, said I, to compel the best natures to attain the knowledge which we pronounced the greatest, and to win to the vision of good, to scale the ascent, and when they have reached the heights and taken an adequate view, we must not allow what is now permitted. What is that? That they should linger there, I said, and refuse to go down again among those bondsmen and share their labors and honors, whether they are of less or of greater worth.

Do not expect justice where might is right.

The argument of the Republic is the search after Justice

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