Plato on beautiful
“Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.”
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People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.
PlatoPlato All I really know is the extent of my own ignorance.
PlatoPlato If a man can be properly said to love something, it must be clear that he feels affection for it as a whole, and does not love part of it to the exclusion of the rest.
PlatoPlato True friendship can exist only between equals.
PlatoPlato The object of education is to teach us to love what is beautiful.
PlatoPlato Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
PlatoPlato Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.
PlatoPlato I’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.
PlatoPlato Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
PlatoPlato The madness of love is the greatest of heaven’s blessings.
PlatoPlato Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil.
PlatoPlato The soul takes flight to the world that is invisible but there arriving she is sure of bliss and forever dwells in paradise.
PlatoPlato Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind.
PlatoPlato Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
PlatoPlato Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty
PlatoPlato Let the speaker speak truly and the judge decide justly.
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Believe in things you accept than regretting in your disbeliefs.
Aradhna S BirenAradhna S Biren Don’t fear it. That pull between your heart and mind. It is trying to teach you. It is learning your language.
Brianna PastorBrianna Pastor If I could have a few extra seconds I’d waste them entirely on you.
Shelby CaudleShelby Caudle If you only enjoy the chase I’m not racing anymore, I’ve set my own pace.
Shannon Van AlstShannon Van Alst You’re a patched tapestry, of deep childhood trauma’s, and unkept promises.
Shreya JoshiShreya Joshi I dont give a Rats Ass in what others think. That is how I became successful
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson Transient emptiness over irreparable brokenness.
Anamika GargAnamika Garg Keep the energy-burning, there’s no limit to what you can achieve.
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John GreenJohn Green You’re beautiful, but you’re empty. No one could die for you.
Antoine de Saint-ExuperyAntoine de Saint-Exupery All beauty comes from beautiful blood and a beautiful brain.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.
Galileo GalileiGalileo Galilei Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
Thich Nhat HanhThich Nhat Hanh Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace.
Oscar WildeOscar Wilde Find things beautiful as much as you can, most people find too little beautiful.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh