Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.《法律篇》
Justice means minding your own business and not meddling with other men’s concerns.《理想国》
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
Not life, but a good life, is to be chiefly valued.《克里托篇》
It is perfectly certain that the soul is immortal and imperishable, and our souls will actually exist in another world.
It is never right to do wrong or to requite wrong with wrong, or when we suffer evil to defend ourselves by doing evil in return.
Virtue does not come from money, but from virtue comes money and all other good things to man, both to the individual and to the state.