Quotes by Plato
4 quotes by Plato (died 348 BC), taken from 4 works. Each is given word for word, with its work, its passage and its source.
Works quoted: The Republic, Crito, Theaetetus and The Laws.
The Republic
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“Rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul, on which they mightily fasten, imparting grace, and making the soul of him who is rightly educated graceful.”
Crito
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“Not life, but a good life, is to be chiefly valued.”
Theaetetus
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“That is because you are a philosopher, for philosophy begins in wonder.”
The Laws
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“There is a victory and defeat--the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats--which each man gains or sustains at the hands, not of another, but of himself.”