The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself. — Plato

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.

Author: Plato

Insight: You can't negotiate with your own brain. That urge to scroll instead of work, to stay angry instead of forgive—beating that is harder than any external win because you're fighting someone who knows all your weak spots.

Source: Laws, Book III

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The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.

PlatoLaws, Book III

Insight

You can't negotiate with your own brain. That urge to scroll instead of work, to stay angry instead of forgive—beating that is harder than any external win because you're fighting someone who knows all your weak spots.

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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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