Knowledge is the food of the soul.
PLATOMusical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.
More Plato Quotes
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Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty
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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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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
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Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.
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There is truth in wine and children.
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Love is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete.
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The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life
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Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.
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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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The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.
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Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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I’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.
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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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