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.
PLATOI’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.
More Plato Quotes
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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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There is in every one of us, even those who seem to be most moderate, a type of desire that is terrible, wild, and lawless.
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Love is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete.
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A dog has the soul of a philosopher.
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The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
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Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
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False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
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Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
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A life without investigation is not worth living.
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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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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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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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Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Be kind, because everyone is having a really hard time.
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Those who tell the stories rule society.
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