Plato Quote: We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the

"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."

— Plato

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

— Plato

From Republic

Source

Republic, Book VII

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.