TOP 70+ Plato Quotes part 5 of 6 | thinking and act courageously | Ancient Greek Philosopher

Plato (/ˈpleɪtoʊ/ PLAY-toe;Greek: Πλάτων Plátōn, pronounced [plá.tɔːn] in Classical Attic; 428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BC) was a Greek philosopher, writer, teacher, public speaker, and Socrates's most brilliant student. 

He was an Athenian philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, founder of the Platonist school of thought, and the Academy, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.

He is widely considered the pivotal figure in the history of Ancient Greek and Western philosophy, along with his teacher, Socrates, and his most famous student, Aristotle.

Plato's Quotes:

1. "Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.
   We do not act ‘rightly’ because we are ‘excellent’, in fact we achieve ‘excellence’ by acting ‘rightly.’"


2. "Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others."


3. "Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another. "


4. "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly,
   while bad people will find a way around the law."


5. "We are twice armed if we fight with faith."


6. "The measure of a man is what he does with power"


7. "Courage is knowing what not to fear."


8. "Ideas are the source of all things."


9. "Necessity is the mother of invention."


10. "A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers."


11. "Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly."


12. "Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow."

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TOP 70+ Plato Quotes:

part 1: Love Quotes

part 2: Life and Humanity

part 3: Quotes on Wisdom

part 4: Education and Knowledge

part 5: Thinking and Act Courageously

part 6: Truth and Reality