Plato

“Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than to suffer injustice, and that justice is equality.”

“Attention to health is life's greatest hindrance.”

“Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.”

“To prefer evil to good is not in human nature and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less.”

“There is no harm in repeating a good thing.”

“The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.”

“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.”

“Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.”

“Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.”

“Love is a serious mental disease.”

“Philosophy is the highest music.”

“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”

“There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands.”

“Science is nothing but perception.”

“Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom.”

“I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident they came by work.”

“All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince.”

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle”

“No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.”

“No one is a friend to his friend who does not love in return.”

“The beginning is the most important part of the work.”

“The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.”

“Justice means minding one's own business and not meddling with other men's concerns.”

“Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in individuals, or in governments.”