First steps into Plato
Seven passages to begin with: the examined life, wonder as the origin of philosophy, and the education of the Republic.
Day 1
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
— Plato, Apology
Day 2
“Philosophy begins in wonder.”
— Plato, Theaetetus
Day 3
“No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.”
— Plato, Apology
Day 4
“The beginning is the most important part of any work.”
— Plato, The Republic
Day 5
“The direction in which education starts a man, will determine his future life.”
— Plato, The Republic
Day 6
“False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.”
— Plato, Phaedo
Day 7
“Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.”
— Plato, The Republic