Plato Quotes

No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. He and his are not neglected by the gods.

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time.

I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too.

There is yet something remaining for the dead, and some far better thing for the good than for the evil.

Virtue is persecuted by the wicked more than it is loved by the good.

If God permits virtue to be persecuted on earth, it is not for us to question his intentions. It may be that his rewards are held over for another life, for is it not true as written in Holy Scripture that the Lord chastenenth only the righteous! And after all, is not virtue it's own reward?

The Way to Heaven has no favorites. It is always with the good man.

A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.

To do no evil is good, to intend none better.

This world is very good as if we do good deeds then we will get its fruits. World is bitter for those who are live their life with corruption or sins.

You don't become a saint until you lead a good life whether in Tibet or Italy or America.

Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good almost takes precedence over he who was great.

A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains.

Life as we know it, with all its ups and downs, will soon be over. We all will give an accounting to God of how we have lived.

Being against evil doesn't make you good.

You too must be of good hope as regards death, gentlemen of the jury, and keep this one truth in mind, that a good man cannot be harmed either in life or in death, and that his affairs are not neglected by the gods. What has happened to me now has not happened of itself, but it is clear to me that it was better for me to die now and to escape from trouble. That is why my divine sign did not oppose me at any point. So I am certainly not angry with those who convicted me, or with my accusers. Of course that was not their purpose when they accused and convicted me, but they thought they were hurting me, and for this they deserve blame.

The good man, though a slave, is free; the wicked, though he reigns, is a slave.

It is the property of a great and good mind to covet, not the fruit of good deeds, but good deeds themselves, and to seek for a good man even after having met with bad men.

Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.

The unrighteous are never really fortunate.

In the Way of Heaven, there is no partiality of love; it is always on the side of the good man.

The good man, though a slave, is free; the wicked, though he reigns, is a slave, and not the slave of a single man, but- what is worse - the slave of as many masters as he has vices.

A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.

Be of good hope in the face of death. Believe in this one truth for certain, that no evil can befall a good man either in life or death, and that his fate is not a matter of indifference to the gods.

It is right that the good should be happy, that the wicked and the impious on the other hand, should be miserable; that is a truth, I believe, which no one will gainsay.