柏拉图名言精编.docx

柏拉图名言

第一篇：柏拉图名言QuotesofPlatoAgooddecisionisbasedonknowledgeandnotonnumbers.Aheroisbornamongahundred,awisemanisfoundamongathousand,butanaccomplishedonemightnotbefoundevenamongahundredthousandmen.Astatearises,asIconceive,outoftheneedsofmankind;nooneisself-sufficing,butallofushavemanywants.Allmenarebynatureequal,madeallofthesameearthbyoneWorkman;andhoweverwedeceiveourselves,asdearuntoGodisthepoorpeasantasthemightyprince.Allthegoldwhichisunderorupontheearthisnotenoughtogiveinexchangeforvirtue.Allthingswillbeproducedinsuperiorquantityandquality,andwithgreaterease,wheneachmanworksatasingleoccupation,inaccordancewithhisnaturalgifts,andattherightmoment,withoutmeddlingwithanythingelse.Andwhat,Socrates,isthefoodofthesoul?Surely,Isaid,knowledgeisthefoodofthesoul.Anymanmayeasilydoharm,butnoteverymancandogoodtoanother.Applyyourselfbothnowandinthenextlife.Withouteffort,youcannotbeprosperous.Thoughthelandbegood,Youcannothaveanabundantcropwithoutcultivation.Asthebuilderssay,thelargerstonesdonotliewellwithoutthelesser.Astronomycompelsthesoultolookupwardsandleadsusfromthisworldtoanother.Atthetouchofloveeveryonebecomesapoet.Attentiontohealthislifegreatesthindrance.Bekind,foreveryoneyoumeetisfightingahardbattle.Betteralittlewhichiswelldone,thanagreatdealimperfectly.Courageisakindofsalvation.Courageisknowingwhatnottofear.Cunning...isbutthelowmimicofwisdom.Deathisnottheworstthatcanhappentomen.Democracypassesintodespotism.Democracy...isacharmingformofgovernment,fullofvarietyanddisorder;anddispensingasortofequalitytoequalsandunequalsalike.Dictatorshipnaturallyarisesoutofdemocracy,andthemostaggravatedformoftyrannyandslaveryoutofthemostextremeliberty.Entireignoranceisnotsoterribleorextremeanevil,andisfarfrombeingthegreatestofall;toomuchclevernessandtoomuchlearning,accompaniedwithillbringing-up,arefarmorefatal.Everyheartsingsasong,incomplete,untilanotherheartwhispersback.Thosewhowishtosingalwaysfindasong.Atthetouchofalover,everyonebecomesapoet.Excessgenerallycausesreaction,andproducesachange