Plato ( 10 of 65 )
Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.
Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.
It is as expedient that a wicked man be punished as that a sick man be cured by a physician; read more
It is as expedient that a wicked man be punished as that a sick man be cured by a physician; for all chastisement is a kind of medicine.
Wonder [said Socrates] is very much the affection of a
philosopher; for there is no other beginning of philosophy read more
Wonder [said Socrates] is very much the affection of a
philosopher; for there is no other beginning of philosophy than
this.
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life
I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to read more
I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to take the best possible human doctrine and the hardest to disprove, and to ride on this like a raft over the waters of life
We are twice armed if we fight with faith.
We are twice armed if we fight with faith.
We are bound to our bodies like an oyster is to its shell.
We are bound to our bodies like an oyster is to its shell.
Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.
Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.
By the golden chain Homer meant nothing else than the sun.
By the golden chain Homer meant nothing else than the sun.
Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
