59 ideas
343 | The unexamined life is not worth living for men [Socrates] |
125 | Is a gifted philosopher unmanly if he avoids the strife of the communal world? [Plato] |
501 | Reason is a more powerful persuader than gold [Democritus (attr)] |
1654 | In "Gorgias" Socrates is confident that his 'elenchus' will decide moral truth [Vlastos on Plato] |
4321 | We should test one another, by asking and answering questions [Plato] |
114 | Rhetoric can produce conviction, but not educate people about right and wrong [Plato] |
116 | Rhetoric is irrational about its means and its ends [Plato] |
135 | All activity aims at the good [Plato] |
514 | Beauty is merely animal without intelligence [Democritus (attr)] |
525 | Behave well when alone, and feel shame in you own eyes [Democritus (attr)] |
122 | Moral rules are made by the weak members of humanity [Plato] |
502 | Good breeding in men means having a good character [Democritus (attr)] |
339 | Men fear death as a great evil when it may be a great blessing [Socrates] |
344 | If death is like a night of dreamless sleep, such nights are very pleasant [Socrates] |
507 | Virtuous love consists of decorous desire for the beautiful [Democritus (attr)] |
139 | A good person is bound to act well, and this brings happiness [Plato] |
128 | Is it natural to simply indulge our selfish desires? [Plato] |
4322 | In slaking our thirst the goodness of the action and the pleasure are clearly separate [Plato] |
136 | Good should be the aim of pleasant activity, not the other way round [Plato] |
521 | We should only choose pleasures which are concerned with the beautiful [Democritus (attr)] |
505 | Good and true are the same for everyone, but pleasures differ [Democritus (attr)] |
508 | Only accept beneficial pleasures [Democritus (attr)] |
520 | The great pleasures come from the contemplation of noble works [Democritus (attr)] |
522 | Moderation brings more pleasures, and so increases pleasure [Democritus (attr)] |
134 | Good and bad people seem to experience equal amounts of pleasure and pain [Plato] |
506 | Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not an adult [Democritus (attr)] |
132 | If happiness is the satisfaction of desires, then a life of scratching itches should be happiness [Plato] |
4319 | In a fool's mind desire is like a leaky jar, insatiable in its desires, and order and contentment are better [Plato] |
523 | It is as brave to master pleasure as to overcome the enemy [Democritus (attr)] |
130 | Is the happiest state one of sensual, self-indulgent freedom? [Plato] |
2 | We should not even harm someone who harms us [Socrates] |
345 | A good man cannot be harmed, either in life or in death [Socrates] |
497 | Be virtuous from duty, not from fear [Democritus (attr)] |
518 | A bad life is just a drawn-out death [Democritus (attr)] |
503 | Virtue doesn't just avoid evil, but also doesn't desire it [Democritus (attr)] |
120 | Should we avoid evil because it will bring us bad consequences? [Plato] |
499 | Repentance of shameful deeds is salvation [Democritus (attr)] |
524 | Virtue comes more from practice than from nature [Democritus (attr)] |
118 | I would rather be a victim of crime than a criminal [Plato] |
519 | One must avoid even speaking of evil deeds [Democritus (attr)] |
140 | Self-indulgent desire makes friendship impossible, because it makes a person incapable of co-operation [Plato] |
131 | If absence of desire is happiness, then nothing is happier than a stone or a corpse [Plato] |
129 | Do most people praise self-discipline and justice because they are too timid to gain their own pleasure? [Plato] |
500 | The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the person wronged [Democritus (attr)] |
119 | A criminal is worse off if he avoids punishment [Plato] |
346 | One ought not to return a wrong or injury to any person, whatever the provocation [Socrates] |
4320 | The popular view is that health is first, good looks second, and honest wealth third [Plato] |
1539 | The endless desire for money is a crueller slavery than poverty [Democritus (attr)] |
526 | Small appetite makes poverty equal to wealth [Democritus (attr)] |
341 | Wealth is good if it is accompanied by virtue [Socrates] |
511 | It is better to have one intelligent friend than many unintelligent [Democritus (attr)] |
498 | It is a great thing, when one is in adversity, to think of duty [Democritus (attr)] |
137 | As with other things, a good state is organised and orderly [Plato] |
1541 | It is better to be poor in a democracy than be rich without freedom [Democritus (attr)] |
141 | A good citizen won't be passive, but will redirect the needs of the state [Plato] |
123 | Do most people like equality because they are second-rate? [Plato] |
124 | Does nature imply that it is right for better people to have greater benefits? [Plato] |
347 | Will I stand up against the law, simply because I have been unjustly judged? [Socrates] |
338 | Socrates is accused of denying the gods, saying sun is stone and moon is earth [Socrates, by Plato] |