Date: c. 370-365 B.C.
"The soul through all her being is immortal, for that which is ever in motion is immortal; but that which moves another and is moved by another, in ceasing to move ceases also to live."
preview | full record— Plato (427 BC - 347 BC)
Date: c. 370-365 B.C.
"The soul in her totality has the care of inanimate being everywhere, and traverses the whole heaven in divers forms appearing;--when perfect and fully winged she soars upward, and orders the whole world; whereas the imperfect soul, losing her wings and drooping in her flight at last settles on t...
preview | full record— Plato (427 BC - 347 BC)
Date: c. 370-365 B.C.
"After this their happiness depends upon their self-control; if the better elements of the mind which lead to order and philosophy prevail, then they pass their life here in happiness and harmony--masters of themselves and orderly--enslaving the vicious and emancipating the virtuous elements of t...
preview | full record— Plato (427 BC - 347 BC)