More quotes by 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."
"Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself."
"Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history."
"The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life"
"Only the dead have seen the end of war."