Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
PLATOThe madness of love is the greatest of heaven’s blessings.
More Plato Quotes
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Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil.
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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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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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Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.
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All I really know is the extent of my own ignorance.
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Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.
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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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Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
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An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.
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Love is the pursuit of the whole.
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The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life
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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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He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act.
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He whom loves touches not walks in darkness.
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The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.
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