The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles. — Plato

The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles.

Author: Plato

Insight: A middle-class neighborhood stays saner than extremes on both ends—the desperate don't scheme and the wealthy don't need to. Maybe the sweet spot isn't about fairness at all, but about having people too comfortable to lie and too invested to check out.

Source: The Republic, Book IV

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The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles.

PlatoThe Republic, Book IV

Insight

A middle-class neighborhood stays saner than extremes on both ends—the desperate don't scheme and the wealthy don't need to. Maybe the sweet spot isn't about fairness at all, but about having people too comfortable to lie and too invested to check out.

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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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