There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
PLATOThose who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
More Plato Quotes
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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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Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.
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Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
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When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.
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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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I’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.
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The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
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I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.
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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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Either we shall find what it is we are seeking or at least we shall free ourselves from the persuasion that we know what we do not know.
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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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The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.
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Be kind, because everyone is having a really hard time.
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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 first and best victory is to conquer self.
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