Plato

1. Plato, one of the greatest philosophers of ancient Greece, had much to say about love. Here are some of his notable quotes on the subject:

2. "At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet."

3. "Love is a serious mental disease."

4. "The god of Love lives in a state of need. It is a need. He is an ever-poor, beautiful, and delicate thing."

5. "Love is born into every human being; it calls back the halves of our original nature together; it tries to make one out of two and heal the wound of human nature."

6. "Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole."

7. "The one who loves and is loved is the one who is blessed."

8. "At the touch of love, everyone becomes a giver."

9. "Love is a madness produced by an alignment of the planets."

10. "Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the gods."

11. "Love is a great spirit, and a mighty force, and when it is on your side, you are unstoppable."

12. These quotes illustrate Plato's belief in the transformative power of love, as well as his view that love is a fundamental aspect of human nature.

1. "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."

2. "Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens."

3. "The measure of a man is what he does with power."

4. "The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself."

5. "If men learn this, it will implant forgetfulness in their souls; they will cease to exercise memory because they rely on that which is written, calling things to remembrance no longer from within themselves, but by means of external marks."

6. "The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile."

7. "At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet."

8. "Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty."

9. "The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."

10. "Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber."

Plato Quotes On Success

Here are some famous quotes by Plato on success:

1. "The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself."

2. "At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet."

3. "Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."

4. "Courage is knowing what not to fear."

5. "The measure of a man is what he does with power."

6. "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."

7. "Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil."

8. "Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind."

9. "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."

10. "He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it."

Plato Quotes On Reality

1. "Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind."

2. "Reality is not just what exists, but also what can be imagined and dreamed."

3. "The measure of a man is what he does with power."

4. "Ideas are the source of all things."

5. "Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind."

6. "Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."

7. "At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet."

8. "Courage is knowing what not to fear."

9. "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."

10. "Reality is the world of becoming, not being."

Here are some Plato quotes translated into Hindi:

• "विज्ञान बिना संतुलित ज्ञान नहीं हो सकता।" (Translation: "Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.")

• "सबकी मदद करने के लिए सबसे अच्छा तरीका अपनी स्वयं की शक्ति का उपयोग करना है।" (Translation: "The greatest way to help others is to use your own strength.")

• "शिक्षा मनुष्य के बुद्धिमान होने का प्रमाण है।" (Translation: "Education is the proof of man's being intelligent.")

• "ज्ञान से प्राप्त होने वाली सुख सबसे अधिक है।" (Translation: "The pleasure derived from knowledge is the purest and most lasting.")

• "जो लोग धर्म नहीं समझते, वे अधम होते हैं।" (Translation: "Those who do not understand religion are the worst kind of people.")

• "जो लोग सीखते हैं, उन्हें ज्ञान मिलता है।" (Translation: "Those who learn, acquire knowledge.")

• "वही व्यक्ति दुनिया को समझता है, जो अपनी समझ को समझता है।" (Translation: "He who understands his own understanding understands the world.")

• "मनुष्य की पहचान उसके कार्य से होती है।" (Translation: "Man's identity is determined by his actions.")

• "सबसे बड़ा अभिशाप उन लोगों के लिए है जो कुछ नहीं सीखते।" (Translation: "The biggest curse is for those who refuse to learn anything.")

• "वही व्यक्ति सच्ची जीत हासिल करता है जो सच में जीतता है।" (Translation: "He who truly wins is the one who wins in truth.")