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.
PLATOLove is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
More Plato Quotes
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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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There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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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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Love is the pursuit of the whole.
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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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Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
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The madness of love is the greatest of heaven’s blessings.
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Necessity is the mother of invention.
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No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.
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There is truth in wine and children.
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I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.
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All learning has an emotional base.
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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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All I really know is the extent of my own ignorance.
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