And may we not say, Adeimantus, that the most gifted minds, when they are ill- educated, become the worst?

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

Ignorance: the root of all evil.

To go to the world below, having a soul which is like a vessel full of injustice, is the last and worst of all the evils.

For neither birth, nor wealth, nor honors, can awaken in the minds of men the principles which should guide those who from their youth aspire to an honorable and excellent life, as Love awakens them

I'm trying to think, don't confuse me with facts.

God forever geometrizes.