Your silence gives consent. Author: Plato Copy Quote More from Plato “No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to th…” “He could not harm me, for I do not think it is permitted that a better man be h…” “But the truth is, O men of Athens, that God only is wise; and by his answer he …” “Man is a prisoner who has no right to open the door of his prison and run away.…”