"Timaeus and Critias" Quotes
"Timaeus and Critias" is a philosophical dialogue by Plato exploring the nature of the physical world, the creation of the universe, and the legendary story of the lost civilization of Atlantis.
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Quotes
The universe, my sons, is created, not eternal.
Time, which we measure by the motion of the sun and the stars, and which, in its various forms, causes and regulates the several seasons of the year, may be truly called the image of eternity.
And thus the whole heaven, or world of created things, will be a blessed god.
The ideal being, existing in a state of blessedness, will desire to become the cause of good to all things that are becoming and intelligent, but of evil to nothing.
The soul of the world, being composed of the round and the straight, and the same being true of the ideal world, necessarily revolves in the same manner as the world.
The soul, which is characterized by the power of self-motion, will be the beginning of motion to all other things that are moved.
The body, being heavy, and formed of earthy elements, moves with difficulty; but the soul, being light, and composed of fire-like elements, moves easily and swiftly.
It is true, indeed, that all bodies have weight; but they also possess the power of self-motion, which counteracts their weight.
The world, being full of soul, has been created by the best of causes, in the best possible manner, out of the best materials.
The world is a living being, endowed with soul and intelligence.
