This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.
Plato
Citizens’ Role, Urban Identity, Civic Values, Collective Responsibility, Social Dynamics, Public Character
Plato’s Quotes On Topics
Justice Insight | Intellectual Wisdom | Cultural Insight | Integrity Focus | Justice Over Life | Wisdom In Action | Character Defense | Music And Morality | Moral Teachings | Emotional Resilience | Cultural Wisdom | Wisdom Discipline | Mortality Thoughts | Subjective Truth | Knowledge Pursuit | Poverty And Desire | Humble Principles | Deception’s Charm | Existential Thought | Emotional Integrity | More
More Plato Quotes
“It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look upwards, and draws it from the things of this world to the other.” Plato
Cosmic Perspective, Soul Awakening, Astronomical Wonders, Spiritual Reflection, Higher Thinking, Universal Exploration
Plato Cosmic Perspective, Soul Awakening, Astronomical Wonders, Spiritual Reflection, Higher Thinking, Universal Exploration“The fairest music is that which delights the best and best educated.” Plato
Fair Music, Cultural Beauty, Artistic Education, Intellectual Delight, Musical Taste
Plato Fair Music, Cultural Beauty, Artistic Education, Intellectual Delight, Musical Taste“So, Euthyphro, piety then, should be regarded as a reciprocal exchange between Gods and humans.” Plato
Piety Reciprocity, Divine Justice, Religious Thought, Philosophical Dialogue, Moral Duty
Plato Piety Reciprocity, Divine Justice, Religious Thought, Philosophical Dialogue, Moral Duty“Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.” Plato
Justice And State, Moral Foundation, Social Philosophy, Political Insight, Inner Wisdom
Plato Justice And State, Moral Foundation, Social Philosophy, Political Insight, Inner Wisdom“I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict.” Plato
Life Struggles, Personal Battle, Moral Combat, Existential Fight, Courageous Living
Plato Life Struggles, Personal Battle, Moral Combat, Existential Fight, Courageous Living“The truth is, Socrates, that these regrets, and also the complaints about relations, are to be attributed to the same cause, which is not old age, but men’s characters and tempers; for he who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.” Plato
Character Temper, Aging Wisdom, Personal Disposition, Emotional Strength, Inner Peace
Plato Character Temper, Aging Wisdom, Personal Disposition, Emotional Strength, Inner Peace“They certainly give very strange names to diseases.” Plato
Disease Naming, Medical Observation, Philosophical Insight, Language And Health, Conceptual Understanding
Plato Disease Naming, Medical Observation, Philosophical Insight, Language And Health, Conceptual Understanding“Try to pay attention to me,“ she said, ” as best as you can. You see, the man who has been thus far guided in matters of Love, who has beheld beautiful things in the right order and correctly, is coming now to the goal of Loving: all of a sudden he will catch sight of something wonderfully beautiful in its nature...” Plato
Love Growth, Philosophical Love, Beauty Vision, Emotional Insight, Romantic Journey
Plato Love Growth, Philosophical Love, Beauty Vision, Emotional Insight, Romantic Journey“When men speak ill of thee, live so that nobody will believe them.” Plato
Living Virtuously, Reputation Management, Ethical Living, Moral Conduct, Integrity Focus, Character Defense
Plato Living Virtuously, Reputation Management, Ethical Living, Moral Conduct, Integrity Focus, Character Defense“Love is a serious mental disease.” Plato
Love And Madness, Emotional Insight, Philosophical Reflection, Human Experience, Relationship Wisdom
Plato Love And Madness, Emotional Insight, Philosophical Reflection, Human Experience, Relationship Wisdom“Virtue is relative to the actions and ages of each of us in all that we do.” Plato
Virtue Relativity, Moral Actions, Age Experience, Personal Development, Character Growth
Plato Virtue Relativity, Moral Actions, Age Experience, Personal Development, Character Growth“Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.” Plato
Rhetoric And Influence, Power Of Speech, Persuasion, Leadership Insight, Philosophical Truth
Plato Rhetoric And Influence, Power Of Speech, Persuasion, Leadership Insight, Philosophical Truth“For I do nothing but go about persuading you all, old and young alike, not to take thought for your persons or your properties, but first and chiefly to care about the greatest improvement of the soul.” Plato
Soul Improvement, Moral Guidance, Civic Responsibility, Personal Growth, Life Philosophy
Plato Soul Improvement, Moral Guidance, Civic Responsibility, Personal Growth, Life Philosophy“He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it.” Plato
Injustice Reflection, Moral Wretchedness, Ethical Insight, Human Suffering, Justice Philosophy
Plato Injustice Reflection, Moral Wretchedness, Ethical Insight, Human Suffering, Justice Philosophy“After a moment’s pause, in which he made a real manly effort to think, he said: My opinion is, Socrates, that temperance makes a man ashamed or modest, and that temperance is the same as modesty. Very good, I said; and did you not admit, just now, that temperance is noble?” Plato
Temperance And Modesty, Moral Philosophy, Self Discipline, Noble Character, Philosophical Dialogue
Plato Temperance And Modesty, Moral Philosophy, Self Discipline, Noble Character, Philosophical Dialogue“O that we were wise, Ion, and that you could truly call us so; but you rhapsodes and actors, and the poets whose verses you sing, are wise; whereas I am a common man, who only speaks the truth. For consider what a very commonplace and trivial thing this which I have said – a thing which any man might say: that when a man has acquired a knowledge of a whole art, the enquiry into good and bad is one and the same.” Plato
Wisdom Truth, Intellectual Humility, Knowledge Inquiry, Life Philosophy, Artistic Expression
Plato Wisdom Truth, Intellectual Humility, Knowledge Inquiry, Life Philosophy, Artistic Expression“Injustice is censured because the censures are afraid of suffering, and not from any fear which they have of doing injustice.” Plato
Injustice And Fear, Moral Reflection, Human Nature, Ethical Insight, Justice Philosophy
Plato Injustice And Fear, Moral Reflection, Human Nature, Ethical Insight, Justice Philosophy“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.” Plato
Truth And Knowledge, Perception And Reality, Intellectual Clarity, Philosophical Insight, Mind’s Eye
Plato Truth And Knowledge, Perception And Reality, Intellectual Clarity, Philosophical Insight, Mind’s Eye“I dare say that you remember, and therefore I need not remind you, that a lover, if he is worthy of the name, ought to show his love, not to some one part of that which he loves, but to the whole.” Plato
Love And Wholeheartedness, Emotional Depth, Romantic Philosophy, Complete Love, Relationship Insight
Plato Love And Wholeheartedness, Emotional Depth, Romantic Philosophy, Complete Love, Relationship Insight