Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
PLATOIf women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.
More Plato Quotes
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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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Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being.
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
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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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Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
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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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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
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Necessity is the mother of invention.
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Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
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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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Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty
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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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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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Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the fundamental laws of the State always change with them.
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