The measure of a man is what he does with power.
PLATONo wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.
More Plato Quotes
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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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Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
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Those who tell the stories rule society.
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All learning has an emotional base.
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Humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces.
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A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.
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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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There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
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All I really know is the extent of my own ignorance.
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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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Ideas are the source of all things.
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One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
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No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.
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Nothing beautiful without struggle.
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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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