Plato, The Republic

Quotes

• “That's what education should be,"I said, "the art of orientation. Educators should devise the simplest and most effectiv...”
• “Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward p...”
• “Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no ...”
• “Either we shall find what it is we are seeking or at least we shall free ourselves from the persuasion that we know what...”
• “The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.”
• “Those who don't know must learn from those who do.”