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.
PLATOI’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.
More Plato Quotes
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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.
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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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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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The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.
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Let the speaker speak truly and the judge decide justly.
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Time is the moving image of reality.
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Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being.
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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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Those who tell the stories rule society.
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The first and best victory is to conquer self.
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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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Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
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Love is a serious mental disease.
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Knowledge is the food of the soul.
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Death is not the worst that can happen to men.
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