A poet, you see, is a light thing, and winged and holy, and... - Plato
"A poet, you see, is a light thing, and winged and holy, and cannot compose before he gets inspiration and loses control of his senses and his reason has deserted him."
More quotes by Plato
"Knowledge is the food of the soul."
"In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a city or a state. When we are ill... we do not ask for the handsomest physician, or the most eloquent one."
"Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous."
"Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each."
"Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history."