Full Idea
The sight of goodness shows that it is responsible for everything that is right and fine,…and it is the source and provider of truth and knowledge. It is necessary for intelligent conduct of private and public affairs.
Gist of Idea
The sight of goodness leads to all that is fine and true and right
Source
Plato (The Republic [c.371 BCE], 517c)
Book Reference
Plato: 'Republic', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [OUP 1993], p.244
A Reaction
As so often with Plato, I am baffled by such a claim. I sometimes see things in the world which strike me as right or fine, but I cannot conceive of a separate 'sight of goodness'.