Plato Quotes and Sayings

“The soul of man is immortal and imperishable.” – Plato

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot. – Plato

“Honesty is for the most par less profitable than dishonesty.” – Plato

“False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.” – Plato

“The greatest mistake in the treatment of diseases is that there are physicians for the body and physicians for the soul, although the two cannot be separated.” – Plato

“We should not exercise the body without the joint assistance of the mind; nor exercise the mind without the joint assistance of the body.” – Plato

“Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it.” – Plato

“A grateful mind is a great mind which eventually attracts to itself great things.” – Plato

“Life must be lived as play.” – Plato

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

“Beauty is certainly a soft, smooth, slippery thing, and therefore of a nature which easily slips in and permeates our souls.” – Plato

“The wisest have the most authority.” – Plato