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.
PLATOLet the speaker speak truly and the judge decide justly.
More Plato Quotes
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Necessity is the mother of invention.
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Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
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Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.
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Courage is knowing what not to fear.
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Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
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No human thing is of serious importance.
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The madness of love is the greatest of heaven’s blessings.
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Only the dead have seen the end of war.
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Writing is the geometry of the soul.
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Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
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Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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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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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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Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty
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Those who don’t know must learn from those who do.
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