Plato Quotes About Failing

Quotes about: Failing

• Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any.

  Plato

  Success, Failure, Men

• If one has made a mistake, and fails to correct it, one has made a greater mistake.

  Plato

  Mistake, Failing, Made

• And tell him it's quite true that the best of the philosophers are of no use to their fellows; but that he should blame, not the philosophers, but those who fail to make use of them.

  Plato

  Words Of Wisdom, Use, Philosopher

• If anyone comes to the gates of poetry and expects to become an adequate poet by acquiring expert knowledge of the subject without the Muses' madness, he will fail, and his self-controlled verses will be eclipsed by the poetry of men who have been driven out of their minds.

  Plato

  Men, Self, Mind

  Plato, C. D. C. Reeve (2012). “A Plato Reader: Eight Essential Dialogues”, p.231, Hackett Publishing

• Consider how great is the encouragement which all the world gives to the lover; neither is he supposed to be doing anything dishonourable; but if he succeeds he is praised, and if he fail he is blamed.

  Plato

  Encouragement, Giving, World

  Plato (2016). “The Complete Works of Plato (Unabridged): From the greatest Greek philosopher, known for The Republic, Symposium, Apology, Phaedrus, Laws, Crito, Phaedo, Timaeus, Meno, Euthyphro, Gorgias, Parmenides, Protagoras, Statesman and Critias”, p.901, e-artnow (Open Publishing)

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