There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands.plato
Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.plato
Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.plato
Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty.plato
People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.plato
I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.Alexander the Great
I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.Alexander the Great
If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.Socrates