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Single Idea 251

[filed under theme 3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 3. Value of Truth ]

Full Idea

Truth heads the list of all things good, for gods and men alike.

Gist of Idea

Truth has the supreme value, for both gods and men

Source

Plato (The Laws [c.348 BCE], 730c)

Book Ref

Plato: 'The Laws', ed/tr. Saunders,Trevor J [Penguin 1970], p.194