He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act.
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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Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the fundamental laws of the State always change with them.
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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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Time is the moving image of reality.
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No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.
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Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.
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Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.
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Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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If a man can be properly said to love something, it must be clear that he feels affection for it as a whole, and does not love part of it to the exclusion of the rest.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
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Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.
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Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
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Writing is the geometry of the soul.
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I’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.
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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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