Touched by love, everyone becomes a poet.

The source

"Touched by love, everyone becomes a poet." Plato said it in Plato, Symposium 196e. Translated by Benjamin Jowett, 1892.

"at the touch of him every one becomes a poet, even though he had no music in him before"

Benjamin Jowett, 1892, Plato, Symposium 196e.

Who said it

Plato (c. 428–348 BC). Founder of the Academy in Athens and author of the dialogues.

Questions

Who said "Touched by love, everyone becomes a poet."?

Plato (c. 428–348 BC). Source: Plato, Symposium 196e.

What is the original wording?

at the touch of him every one becomes a poet, even though he had no music in him before (Benjamin Jowett, 1892). Translated by Benjamin Jowett, 1892.