More from Plato
Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind.
PlatoPlato Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
PlatoPlato Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty
PlatoPlato Let the speaker speak truly and the judge decide justly.
PlatoPlato He was a wise man who invented God.
PlatoPlato Be kind, because everyone is having a really hard time.
PlatoPlato You should not honor men more than truth.
PlatoPlato Love is the pursuit of the whole.
PlatoPlato One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
PlatoPlato The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
PlatoPlato There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
PlatoPlato No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.
PlatoPlato Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.
PlatoPlato There is truth in wine and children.
PlatoPlato 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.
PlatoPlato 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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Believe in things you accept than regretting in your disbeliefs.
Aradhna S BirenAradhna S Biren Don’t fear it. That pull between your heart and mind. It is trying to teach you. It is learning your language.
Brianna PastorBrianna Pastor If I could have a few extra seconds I’d waste them entirely on you.
Shelby CaudleShelby Caudle If you only enjoy the chase I’m not racing anymore, I’ve set my own pace.
Shannon Van AlstShannon Van Alst You’re a patched tapestry, of deep childhood trauma’s, and unkept promises.
Shreya JoshiShreya Joshi I dont give a Rats Ass in what others think. That is how I became successful
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson Transient emptiness over irreparable brokenness.
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Pain, pleasure and death are no more than a process for existence. The revolutionary struggle in this process is a doorway open to intelligence.
Frida KahloFrida Kahlo The death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.
Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe Tomorrow is another day toward death.
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath You can’t bribe the door on your way to the sky.
Harry StylesHarry Styles The real question is not whether life exists after death. The real question is whether you are alive before death.
OshoOsho It will burden her conscience in life, it will burden her soul in death; but oh, thrice guilty is he who drove her to the desperation which impelled her to the crime.
Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony Aloneness is your nature. You were born alone, you will die alone. And you are living alone without understanding it, without being fully aware of it. You misunderstand aloneness as loneliness; it is simply a misunderstanding. You are sufficient unto yourself.
OshoOsho He lives as though death shall never come to him – but dies in a way as if he were never born.
Imam AliImam Ali