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Marble bust of Alexander the Great, in the British Museum, London, England. Hellenistic Greek, 2nd-1st century BC. Said to be from Alexandria, Egypt. Height: 37 cm.
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Portrait of Plato (ca. 428- ca. 348 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher.
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Agathon (centre) greeting guests in "Plato's Symposium" oil on canvas by Anselm Feuerbach, 1869; in the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Plato: Quotes

  • Deception and Fraud
    Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.Plato: The Republic
  • Democracy
    Democracy . . . is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.Plato: The Republic
  • Humans and Human Nature
    Man is a biped without feathers.Plato: Politicus
  • Justice
    Mankind censure injustice, fearing that they may be the victims of it and not because they shrink from committing it.Plato: The Republic
  • Love
    At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.Plato: Symposium