Πρωταγόρας

“Then Prometheus, in his perplexity as to what preservation he could devise, stole from Hephaestus and Athena wisdom in the arts together with fire -- since by no means without fire could it be acquired or helpfully used by any -- and he handed it there and then as a gift to man.””

— Plato

“What of his beard? Are you not of Homer's opinion, who says Youth is most charming when the beard first appears?””

— Plato

“Well, Socrates, it's by no means uncommon for people to say what is not correct.””

— Plato

“a human being is the measure of all things. of the things that are, that they are, and of things that are not, that they are not.””

— Plato

“..they all emulated and admired and were students of Spartan education, could tell their wisdom was of this sort by the brief but memorable remarks they each uttered when they met, writing what is on every man's lips: Know thyself, and Nothing too much.””

— Plato

“...there are some, both at present and of old, who recognized that Spartanizing is much more a love of wisdom than a love of physical exercise, knowing that the ability to utter such remarks belong to a a perfectly educated man.””

— Plato

“Reasonable punishment is not vengeance for a past wrong”

— Plato

“Πρωταγόρας : 'πάντων χρημάτων μέτρον ἐστὶν ἄνθρωπος, τῶν μὲν ὄντων ὡς ἔστιν, τῶν δὲ οὐκ ὄντων ὡς οὐκ ἔστιν.””

— Plato

“Si es cierto que lo agradable es bueno, no es posible que un hombre, sabiendo que puede hacer cosas mejores que las que hace, y conociendo que puede hacerlas, haga sin embargo las malas y deje las buenas, estando en su voluntad el poder escoger. Ser inferior a sí mismo no es otra cosa que estar en la ignorancia; y ser superior a sí mismo no es otra cosa que poseer la ciencia.””

— Plato