Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind.
PLATOA house that has a library in it has a soul.
More Plato Quotes
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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 heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.
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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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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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Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
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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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Love is born into every human being; it calls back the halves of our original nature together; it tries to make one out of two and heal the wound of human nature.
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If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.
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Character is simply habit long continued.
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The madness of love is the greatest of heaven’s blessings.
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No human thing is of serious importance.
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No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
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Be kind, because everyone is having a really hard time.
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Nothing beautiful without struggle.
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