Quotes by Plato

 

“People are like soil. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a being or they can stunt your growth and let you wither and die.”

 

"The punishment suffered by the wise who refuse to participate in government, is to live under the government of worse men."

 

“It doesn't matter if reincarnation exists and is true. The important thing is to make the people believe that they rerincarnate. Then they will be more willing to take responsibility for ensuring that the state will be better in the future.”

 

“Nothing can be more absurd than the practice which prevails in our country when men and women do not follow the same occupations with all their strength and with one mind. Then the state, instead of being whole, is reduced to half.”

 

“The first and greatest victory is to reclaim your true self. To allow your true self to be conquered by your inferior self (human nature) is the most shameful and abominable thing.”

 

“Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools speak because they have to say something.”

 

"A good decision is based on knowledge and not numbers."

 

"Opinion is between knowledge and ignorance."

 

Also check:

https://axiom1b.blogspot.com/2024/07/citat-av-platon-folk-ar-som-jord.html

and:

Plato on Democracy (youtube.com)