The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.
PLATOEverything that deceives may be said to enchant.
More Plato Quotes
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Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.
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There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
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Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind.
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Necessity is the mother of invention.
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The soul takes flight to the world that is invisible but there arriving she is sure of bliss and forever dwells in paradise.
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Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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Nothing beautiful without struggle.
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Ideas are the source of all things.
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Knowledge is the food of the soul.
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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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The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life
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Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
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Those who don’t know must learn from those who do.
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There is in every one of us, even those who seem to be most moderate, a type of desire that is terrible, wild, and lawless.
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