Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind. PLATO AcquireBodyCompulsionEducationExerciseKnowledgeMindObtain
The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. PLATO AffairDifferenceEvilGoodnessMenPayPhilosophyPricePublicRule
Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul. PLATO InstrumentMusicPlaceRhythmSoulTraining
He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act. PLATO ActionCountryDreamssInspirationalPatriotismPowerServiceThinking
False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil. PLATO EvilInfectNegativeRumorsSoul
