Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
classical · platonism
Plato
Plato · c. 428–348 BC
Student of Socrates and founder of the Academy. Political and moral psychology in dialogue form — including the unflattering portrait of democracy.
The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.