Rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.
In plain words
Music doesn't just sound nice. It can shape how you feel on the inside.
Where these words come from
- 90% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Republic, Book III (Jowett translation) — on musical education; clean verbatim leading clause of Socrates' sentence. (The circulating 'Music gives a soul to the universe' is fake Plato and is not this.)
- The Republic, Book III
- c. 375 BCE
More from Plato
See allWonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.
PlatoYou know also that the beginning is the most important part of any work, especially in the case of a young and tender thing; for that is the time at which the character is being formed and the desired impression is more readily taken.PlatoDid you never observe how imitations, beginning in early youth and continuing far into life, at length grow into habits and become a second nature, affecting body, voice, and mind?Platoknowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.PlatoThen, my good friend, I said, do not use compulsion, but let early education be a sort of amusement; you will then be better able to find out the natural bent.PlatoFor a young person cannot judge what is allegorical and what is literal; anything that he receives into his mind at that age is likely to become indelible and unalterable; and therefore it is most important that the tales which the young first hear should be models of virtuous thoughts.Plato
PlatoYou know also that the beginning is the most important part of any work, especially in the case of a young and tender thing; for that is the time at which the character is being formed and the desired impression is more readily taken.PlatoDid you never observe how imitations, beginning in early youth and continuing far into life, at length grow into habits and become a second nature, affecting body, voice, and mind?Platoknowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.PlatoThen, my good friend, I said, do not use compulsion, but let early education be a sort of amusement; you will then be better able to find out the natural bent.PlatoFor a young person cannot judge what is allegorical and what is literal; anything that he receives into his mind at that age is likely to become indelible and unalterable; and therefore it is most important that the tales which the young first hear should be models of virtuous thoughts.PlatoMore on music
If it sounds good it IS good.
Duke EllingtonThere are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind.Duke EllingtonIn the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
Sun TzuThe wound is the place where the light enters you.
RumiYou have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
Marcus AureliusWaste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.Marcus Aurelius
Duke EllingtonThere are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind.Duke EllingtonIn the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.Sun TzuThe wound is the place where the light enters you.RumiYou have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.Marcus AureliusWaste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.Marcus Aurelius