Aristotle and Plato Quotes on Life and Wisdom. Great Greek Philosophers.

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Aristotle and Plato Quotes on Life and Wisdom. Learn from the great Greek Philosophers.

A series of Aristotle and Plato quotes on the backdrop of a master piece.  Enjoy art while you learn.  Two of the greatest Greek Philosophers.

Motivation and Inspiration

Aristotle and Plato Quotes

  • “Anybody can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way – that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.” ~Aristotle
  • “Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.” ~Plato
  • “This country has nothing to fear from the crooked man who fails. We put him in jail. It is the crooked man who succeeds who is a threat to this country.” ~Aristotle
  • “The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.” ~Plato
  • “You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.” ~Aristotle
  • “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” ~Plato
  • “A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.” ~Plato