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.
PLATOAny man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
More Plato Quotes
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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life
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The first and best victory is to conquer self.
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We are like people looking for something they have in their hands all the time; we’re looking in all directions except at the thing we want, which is probably why we haven’t found it.
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Writing is the geometry of the soul.
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No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.
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Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
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Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.
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Man is a being in search of meaning.
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False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
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Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil.
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He whom loves touches not walks in darkness.
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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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Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.
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I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning.
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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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He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act.
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The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
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You should not honor men more than truth.
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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.
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If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.
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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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Let the speaker speak truly and the judge decide justly.
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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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