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.
PLATOHuman behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
More Plato Quotes
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Those who don’t know must learn from those who do.
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Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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True friendship can exist only between equals.
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Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.
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Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.
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The beginning is the most important part of the work.
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The first and best victory is to conquer self.
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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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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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Courage is knowing what not to fear.
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Nothing beautiful without struggle.
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Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
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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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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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