He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act.
PLATOHuman behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
More Plato Quotes
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Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.
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There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
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False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
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Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.
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No human thing is of serious importance.
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There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
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Ideas are the source of all things.
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Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty
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Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.
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The soul takes flight to the world that is invisible but there arriving she is sure of bliss and forever dwells in paradise.
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Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being.
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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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Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
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