Plato

Plato was born in 427 BC in a prominent family of Athens. He studied literature and mathematics when he was only a boy. When Plato was young he met the philosopher Socrates, Who became his friend and leader. Socrates in 399 BC at the age of seventy years prosecuted on charges to provoke the youths of Athens. He was sentenced to death. In Plato's words, "Socrates was the wisest, of good character, and best of all, that I met till today. Death of Socrates’ filled permanent hatred in Plato's heart against democratic government. Shortly after Death of Socrates’ Plato left Athens. He spent the next 10 or 12 years constantly traveling. Around 387 BC, he returned Athens and founded a school. It was called “The Academy", which was existed for more than nine years. Plato spent rest of his forty years in Athens. He continued writing and teaching philosophy.  Plato was author of almost 30 books. The most of his books discusses on politics and ethics. He also wrote on Metaphysics and Theology.   
 Plato's most famous dialogue was democracy, in which he said that what should be the best government system! Plato’s works effect is even deeper than Aristotle's. In 347 BC in Athens While attending wedding he died, at that time he was 80 years old.
Over two thousand years ago, the famous Greek philosopher Plato established "the Academy" in Athens, where he was teaching kids of the upper class. Activity was significant in the academy, and for everyday tasks an eighteen-year-old boy was taken as factotum. The boy would brings tea, water, and do the other small tasks. The Academy was only reserved for upper class; therefore boy had to go out, when he finish his job.  The doors used to be closed and Plato would start teaching the students. The eighteen year old boy would sit the near the door and kept listening what was taught inside. 
Two months later course of Plato’s class ended. Now as usual, he held a grand ceremony. Then from the all cities learned scholar attended the ceremony. Parents of students were also present. Event was a test of knowledge of the students, so that they each had a topic to discuss. Therefore the importance of 'knowledge' was the theme of the event. The students who recently finished the course from the Plato’s class would come on stage, say something on the topic and go back.
The students’ speech on ' importance of the knowledge ' was not impressive. Plato saw it as a big disappointment. Factotum boy came to him and spoke as if that 'Can I speak on the topic? Plato in a state of surprise and carelessly rejected the boy's request. Plato said, 'I did not teach, How can you express yourself on the topic? Then the boy told him that ‘he has been sitting on the door for past two months and have been listening to his teaching’.
By the time Plato was disappointed with his disciples. So he presented his young worker boy to the audience. Then the Boy started to speak, spoke on the Importance of knowledge for half an hour. The whole crowd was stunned to see his power of speech and immense knowledge. Speech was very well grounded and inspirational. When boy was done with the speech, Plato came to the dais and addressed the audience and said, 'You know, I have taught students with hard work and did not do any kind of negligence during the teaching. There was a lack of quality of learning in my students and they could not get knowledge. While the boy was knowledge seeker, so he was able to get everything that I wanted to teach my students.
The world knows that boy as ‘Aristotle’ the greatest philosopher and intellectual. This was the quality of the teachings of Plato.