Plato

Greek philosopher.

One of the most influential philosophers in history, he founded the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. His dialogues, featuring his mentor Socrates, explore profound questions about justice, virtue, the soul, and the nature of reality. He proposed the theory of ideal forms, influencing philosophical thought on metaphysics, ethics, and political theory for millennia.

Plato Quotes about Wisdom

All Soul(13)Knowledge(11)Life(10)Truth(9)Light(6)People(6)Body(6)Mind(5)Wisdom(5)Time(4)Evil(4)Human(4)Music(4)Desire(4)Justice(4)Friend(3)Poverty(3)Reality(3)Love(3)Ignorance(3)Wealth(3)

Knowledge of the soul is the only universal truth and the only wisdom - all other knowledge is transient.
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A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it. Whoever therefore claims to be zealous of truth, of happiness, of wisdom or knowledge, must become a lover of books.
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Mankind will never see an end of trouble until lovers of wisdom come to hold political power, or the holders of power become lovers of wisdom.
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Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren's grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our classrooms. They will spend many hours in front of boxes with fires glowing within. May they have the wisdom to know the difference between light and knowledge.
Plato
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Perfect wisdom has four parts: Wisdom, the principle of doing things aright. Justice, the principle of doing things equally in public and private. Fortitude, the principle of not fleeing danger, but meeting it. Temperance, the principle of subduing desires and living moderately.
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