A life without investigation is not worth living.
PLATOGood people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
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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There is truth in wine and children.
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There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
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People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.
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He feels particularly ashamed if ever he is seen by his lovers to be invovled in something dishonourable.
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Only the dead have seen the end of war.
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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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The madness of love is the greatest of heaven’s blessings.
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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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Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
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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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He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act.
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Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.
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If a man can be properly said to love something, it must be clear that he feels affection for it as a whole, and does not love part of it to the exclusion of the rest.
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