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 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.
PlatoPlato The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.
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Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
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Bad days are part of a good life.
Sophia JoanSophia Joan Even in a hard time, God is still working.
Elaine HaysElaine Hays People face difficulties, no matter who you are. I faced difficulties with a lot of things. I face opposition every day, but I didn’t kill myself and now, thank God, I’m here.
Nicki MinajNicki Minaj I have a hard time accepting diversity as a synonym for justice. Diversity is a corporate strategy.
Angela DavisAngela Davis Most all our worldly troubles are only drifting bubbles. Most all our cares and sorrows are gone with our tomorrows.
Charlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin You have to die a few times before you can really live.
Charles BukowskiCharles Bukowski All of a sudden to get all of this attention, and to be away from home and working all the time was hard. I was on planes all the time. I didn’t see my friends. I cried a lot. It was quite terrifying.
Kate MossKate Moss During our dark times, we may see the challenge in every opportunity. But we often forget that there is success hiding behind every challenge.
Natalie MooneyNatalie Mooney