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."
"Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous."
"Philosophy is the highest music."
"Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet."
"Knowledge is the food of the soul."