Plato ( 10 of 65 )
He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who read more
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.
Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in read more
Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in individuals, or in governments.
Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.
When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing to fear from them, read more
When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.
Of all wild beasts, the most difficult to manage.
Of all wild beasts, the most difficult to manage.
Wise people talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.
Wise people talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.
No one is a friend to his friend who does not love in return.
No one is a friend to his friend who does not love in return.
Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.
Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.
I guess when your heart gets broken you sort of start to see cracks in everything. I'm convinced that tragedy read more
I guess when your heart gets broken you sort of start to see cracks in everything. I'm convinced that tragedy wants to harden us and our mission is never to let it.
Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and read more
Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens
