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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom

14179	The finest branch of wisdom is justice and moderation in ordering states and families [Plato]
	Full Idea: By far the greatest and fairest branch of wisdom is that which is concerned with the due ordering of states and families, whose name is moderation and justice.
	From: Plato (The Symposium [c.384 BCE], 209a)
	A reaction: ['Justice' is probably 'dikaiosune'] It is hard to disagree with this, and it relegates ivory tower philosophical contemplation to second place, unlike the late books of Aristotle's Ethics.