Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.
PLATOAn empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.
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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Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.
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Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil.
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You should not honor men more than truth.
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All learning has an emotional base.
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Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
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But Above all things truth beareth away the victory.
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Those who don’t know must learn from those who do.
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The first and best victory is to conquer self.
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The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.
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Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.
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Courage is knowing what not to fear.
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The object of education is to teach us to love what is beautiful.
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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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If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.
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