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.
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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Writing is the geometry of the soul.
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The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.
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Character is simply habit long continued.
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Knowledge is the food of the soul.
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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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Man is a being in search of meaning.
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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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A life without investigation is not worth living.
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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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Love is a serious mental disease.
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No human thing is of serious importance.
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Nothing beautiful without struggle.
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Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.
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No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.
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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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