Full Idea
It would be strange if the gods gave the greatest rewards in heaven to those who led the most pleasant life, rather than the most just.
Gist of Idea
It would be strange if the gods rewarded those who experienced the most pleasure in life
Source
Plato (The Laws [c.349 BCE], 662c)
Book Reference
Plato: 'The Laws', ed/tr. Saunders,Trevor J [Penguin 1970], p.99
A Reaction
All of philosophy is just footnotes to Plato.... See Idea 1454.
Related Idea
Idea 1454 Morality is not about making ourselves happy, but about being worthy of happiness [Kant]