"The Republic" Quotes
Plato's "The Republic" explores the nature of justice and the ideal structure of a just society through a philosophical dialogue led by Socrates.
philosophy | 416 pages | Published in 1980
Quotes
The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.
There is no harm in repeating a good thing.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life.
Courage is knowing what not to fear.
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.
No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.
Justice means minding your own business and not meddling with other men's concerns.
The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
