See farther by standing on the shoulders of giants   Plato Quotes and Teachings   At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. Plato   He whom love touches not walks in darkness. Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.   Plato (428 – 348 BC) was a Greek philosopher, as well as mathematician, He was Socrates' student, and founded the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.   Strive for true excellence (arete) to see beauty. Plato< The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile. Plato We are twice armed if we fight with faith. Plato All things will be produced in superior quality when each man works in accordance with his natural gifts. Plato