Plato

Calligraphy is a geometry of the soul which manifests itself physically. ↗

— Plato

#inspiration #art

The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. ↗

— Plato

#men

‎Love is a madness produced by an unsatisfiable rational desire to understand the ultimate truth about the world. ↗

— Plato

#philosophy #truth #love

Love is born into every human being; it calls back the halves of our original nature together; it tries to make one out of two and heal the wound of human nature. ↗

— Plato

#plato #symposium #love

To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory; to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat. ↗

— Plato

#nature

They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth. -Plato, philosopher (427-347 BCE) ↗

— Plato

#humanity #humor #life #politics #society

The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile. ↗

— Plato

#inspirational

He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act ↗

— Plato

#education #inspiration #international-relations #kurt-hahn #service

Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul. ↗

— Plato

#philosophy #music

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery. ↗

— Plato

#individuals #into #liberty #lies #only