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.
PLATOHe who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act.
More Plato Quotes
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There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
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Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.
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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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There is truth in wine and children.
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Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
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An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.
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Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
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All learning has an emotional base.
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Necessity is the mother of invention.
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
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Knowledge is the food of the soul.
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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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He feels particularly ashamed if ever he is seen by his lovers to be invovled in something dishonourable.
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False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
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Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
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