If you can discover a better way of life than office-holding
for your future rulers, a well-governed city becomes a possibility.
For only in such a state will those rule who are truly rich, not
in gold, but in the wealth that makes happiness--a good and wise
life.
-- Plato,
"The Republic", Datalinks
for your future rulers, a well-governed city becomes a possibility.
For only in such a state will those rule who are truly rich, not
in gold, but in the wealth that makes happiness--a good and wise
life.
-- Plato,
"The Republic", Datalinks
Related:
- The rulers of the State are the only ones who should have the privilege
of lying, whether at home or abroad
hey may be allowed to lie for the good of the State. -- Plato (428-348? B.C.), "The Republic... - It is better for a city to be governed by a good man than by good laws. -- Aristotle
- The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life.
-- Plato (428-348? B.C.), The Republic... - In every well-governed state wealth is a sacred thing
in democracies it is the ONLY sacred thing. -- Anatole France... - You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
- We should realize that a city is better off with bad law
o long as they remain fixed, then with good laws that are constantly being altered, that the lack of learning combined with sound common sense is more helpful than the kind of cleverness that gets out of hand, and that as a general rule, states are better governed by the man in the street than by intellectuals.... - Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents,
for these only gave life, those the art of living well.
-- Aristotle...
