More quotes by Plato

"The soul of him who has education is whole and perfect and escapes the worst disease, but, if a man's education be neglected, he walks lamely through life and returns good for nothing to the world below."
"To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory; to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat."
"Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history."
"The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life"
"Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous."