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Plato

(427 BC – 347 BC) Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, teacher of Aristotle, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.

Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

Attention to health is life's greatest hindrance.

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.