Q0493
“The Good… is to be honored still more highly than knowledge and…” — Plato (Republic VI 508e–509a)
Verified English quotation. Primary source: Republic VI 508e–509a. Theme: good.
English
The Good… is to be honored still more highly than knowledge and truth.
Source and attribution
The archive attributes this English wording to Republic VI 508e–509a and files it under Platonism. That locator distinguishes the passage from loose internet attributions: readers can return to the named work or section to check translation, surrounding argument, and edition-specific wording.
About Plato
Plato (c. 428/427–348/347 BCE) was an Athenian of high birth, a devoted associate of Socrates, and the founder of the Academy.
How to read this passage
Across 4 recurring voices here (notably Dhammapada and Philippa Foot), good is framed through Early Buddhism and Analytic Philosophy. Some passages define good; others warn how it fails; still others relocate it inside habit, community, or language. This passage enters that discussion through good, truth.
Concepts in this quote
- Good
- Good appears in this archive as a live philosophical concern—not a slogan. These verified English passages show how thinkers treat good as a problem of judgment, practice, or explanation.
- Truth
- Truth is among philosophy’s oldest problems: what it is for a claim to be true, and how truth relates to belief, language, and power.
How to cite this quotation
APA: Plato. (n.d.). The Good… is to be honored still more highly than knowledge and truth. In Philosophy Blind Box. https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0493
MLA: Plato. “The Good… is to be honored still more….” Philosophy Blind Box, https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0493.
Chicago: Plato. “The Good… is to be honored still more….” Philosophy Blind Box. Accessed 2026. https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0493.
Frequently asked questions
What is the source of the quotation “The Good… is to be honored still more…”?
The passage is attributed to Plato, Republic VI 508e–509a. The archive attributes this English wording to Republic VI 508e–509a and files it under Platonism. That locator distinguishes the passage from loose internet attributions: readers can return to the named work or section to check translation, surrounding argument, and edition-specific wording.
What does Plato mean by good?
Across 4 recurring voices here (notably Dhammapada and Philippa Foot), good is framed through Early Buddhism and Analytic Philosophy. Some passages define good; others warn how it fails; still others relocate it inside habit, community, or language. This passage enters that discussion through good, truth.