No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. — Plato

No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

Author: Plato

Insight: Even when terrible things happen to decent people, Plato believed their character itself stays untouched—like how a genuinely kind person can lose everything but doesn't lose what made them kind. It's not about avoiding hardship, but refusing to let hardship make you hard.

Source: Apology, 41d

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No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

PlatoApology, 41d

Insight

Even when terrible things happen to decent people, Plato believed their character itself stays untouched—like how a genuinely kind person can lose everything but doesn't lose what made them kind. It's not about avoiding hardship, but refusing to let hardship make you hard.

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Plato

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician, born around 428 BC in Athens, Greece. He is known for founding the Academy in Athens, one of the first institutions of higher learning in the Western world. Plato's philosophical works, including "The Republic" and "The Symposium," continue to be highly influential in Western philosophy.

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