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

“Socrates: This man, on one hand, believes that he knows something, while not knowing [anything]. On the other hand, I – equally ignorant – do not believe [that I know anything].”

“We've heard many people say and have often said ourselves that justice is doing one's own work and not meddling with what isn't one's own ... Then, it turns out that this doing one's own work-provided that it comes to be in a certain way-is justice.”

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

“How could they see anything but the shadows if they were never allowed to move their heads?”

“Then the lover, who is true and no counterfeit, must of necessity be loved by his love.”

“Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.”

“Tell people the hammered truth, and it will ring like steel against an anvil.”

“The truth, as much as people acted like they wanted to hear it, was sometimes too cruel and harsh.”

“The word of God came down to man as rain to soil, and the result was mud, not clear water. (Bistami) Pg. 128”

“Intellectual freedom begins when one says with Socrates that he knows that he knows nothing, and then goes on to add: Do you know what you don’t know and therefore what you should know? If your answer is affirmative and humble, then you are your own teacher, you are making your own assignment, and you will be your own best critic. You will not need externally imposed courses, nor marks, nor diplomas, nor a nod from your boss . . . in business or in politics. (from the essay The Last Don Rag)”

“History, Stephen said, is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.”

“Alive or dead, the truth won't rest. Rise up while you can.”