The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
PLATOGood 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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Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.
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Have you ever sensed that our soul is immortal and never dies?
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Character is simply habit long continued.
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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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No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.
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Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
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He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act.
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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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Be kind, because everyone is having a really hard time.
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Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.
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Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.
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Death is not the worst that can happen to men.
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I’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.
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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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