More quotes by Plato

"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."
"Ideas are the source of all things"
"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet."
"Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history."
"One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."