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.
PLATOLet the speaker speak truly and the judge decide justly.
More Plato Quotes
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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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Those who don’t know must learn from those who do.
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There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
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Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.
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Have you ever sensed that our soul is immortal and never dies?
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Knowledge is the food of the soul.
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The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.
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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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A dog has the soul of a philosopher.
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No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.
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Time is the moving image of reality.
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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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Man is a prisoner who has no right to open the door of his prison and run away. A man should wait, and not take his own life until God summons him.
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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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You should not honor men more than truth.
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