We are like people looking for something they have in their hands all the time; we’re looking in all directions except at the thing we want, which is probably why we haven’t found it.
PLATOBeauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.
More Plato Quotes
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Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
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Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
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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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Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.
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Nothing beautiful without struggle.
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Love is the pursuit of the whole.
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No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.
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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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Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.
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Man is a being in search of meaning.
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Have you ever sensed that our soul is immortal and never dies?
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
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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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Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
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Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being.
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