Either we shall find what it is we are seeking or at least we shall free ourselves from the persuasion that we know what we do not know.
PLATOThose who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
More Plato Quotes
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I’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.
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He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act.
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Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.
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Courage is knowing what not to fear.
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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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A dog has the soul of a philosopher.
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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.
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No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.
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Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.
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The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
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Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty
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All I really know is the extent of my own ignorance.
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No human thing is of serious importance.
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There is truth in wine and children.
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Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.
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