Philosophy Quote by Plato — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.”

“Only a philosopher's mind grows wings, since its memory always keeps it as close as possible to those realities by being close to which the gods are divine.”

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

“For this feeling of wonder shows that you are a philosopher, since wonder is the only beginning of philosophy.”

“No god loves knowledge or desire wisdom, for they are already wise; nor does anyone who is wise love wisdom.”

“If they either do not exist (gods), or do not concern themselves with the affairs of men, why need we concern ourselves to evade their observation?”

“The best reaction to a paradox is to invent a genuinely new and deep idea.”

“The danger today is in believing there are no sick people, there is only a sick society.”

“ای آمده از عالم روحانی تفت”

“For in this Case, we are not to give Credit to the Many, who say, that none ought to be educated but the Free; but rather to the Philosophers, who say, that the Well-educated alone are free.”

“Every individual, however original he may be, is still a child of God, of his age, of his nation, of his family and friends. Only thus is he truly himself. If in all this relativity he tries to be the absolute, then he becomes ridiculous.”

“A culture is made — or destroyed — by its articulate voices.”