Quotes by Plato

In particular I may mention Sophocles the poet, who was once asked in >>

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil. >>

All things will be produced in superior quantity and quality, and with >>

Quotations about Riches

A sumptuous dwelling the rich man hath. And dainty is his repast; but >>

For just as poets love their own works, and fathers their own children >>

Riches are a stronghold in the imagination of a rich man. >>

For just as poets love their own works, and fathers their own children, in the same way those who have created a fortune value their money, not merely for its uses, like other persons, but because it is their own production. This makes them moreover disagreeable companions, because they will praise nothing but riches.

Plato