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.
PLATOWriting is the geometry of the soul.
More Plato Quotes
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Knowledge is the food of the soul.
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Either we shall find what it is we are seeking or at least we shall free ourselves from the persuasion that we know what we do not know.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
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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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Love is born into every human being; it calls back the halves of our original nature together; it tries to make one out of two and heal the wound of human nature.
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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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Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
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The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
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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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But Above all things truth beareth away the victory.
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Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.
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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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Have you ever sensed that our soul is immortal and never dies?
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The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.
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The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life
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