Maxioms by Plato
Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another
Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another
Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.
The beginning is the most important part of the work.
The beginning is the most important part of the work.
To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of read more
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.
When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing to fear from them, read more
When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.