There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good. — Plato

There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.

Author: Plato

Insight: Without friction, effort becomes meaningless. That promotion feels hollow if nobody competed for it; your workout bores you without resistance. Plato's point: struggle isn't a bug in life—it's what makes anything worth having.

Source: Theaetetus, 176a

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There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.

PlatoTheaetetus, 176a

Insight

Without friction, effort becomes meaningless. That promotion feels hollow if nobody competed for it; your workout bores you without resistance. Plato's point: struggle isn't a bug in life—it's what makes anything worth having.

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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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