Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the fundamental laws of the State always change with them.
PLATOEverything that deceives may be said to enchant.
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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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The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
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Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
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Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.
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No human thing is of serious importance.
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Love is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete.
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Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.
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Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being.
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Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
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Those who tell the stories rule society.
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I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.
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The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life
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Death is not the worst that can happen to men.
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I’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.
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Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
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