Only the greatest and the Best Quotes From The Laws by Plato


Quote : "When evils are far gone and irremediable' the task of censuring them is never pleasant' although at times necessary."

Quote : "When a man has health and wealth and a tyranny which lasts' and when he is pre-eminent in strength and courage' and has the gift of immortality' and none of the so-called evils which counter-balance these goods' but only the injustice and insolence of his own nature?of such an one you are' I suspect' unwilling to believe that he is miserable rather than happy."

Quote : "Truth' Stranger' is a noble thing and a lasting' but a thing of which men are hard to be persuaded."

Quote : "The order of motion is called rhythm' and the order of the voice' in which high and low are duly mingled' is called harmony; and both together are termed choric song."

Quote : "This I term amusement' when doing neither harm nor good in any degree worth speaking of."

Quote : "Doubtless the change was not made all in a moment' but little by little' during a very long period of time."

Quote : "And every man surely likes his own laws best' and the laws of others not so well."

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