When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.
More Plato Quotes
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The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness. …This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector.
Plato
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Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive.
Napoleon Hill
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Fear is an obstacle for some people, but to me it’s an illusion.
Michael Jordan
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If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
Albert Einstein
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I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
Oscar Wilde
