The first and best victory is to conquer self.
PLATOKnowledge is the food of the soul.
More Plato Quotes
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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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Death is not the worst that can happen to men.
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A life without investigation is not worth living.
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The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.
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Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.
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Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being.
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Character is simply habit long continued.
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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.
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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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I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning.
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When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.
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Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
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Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty
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Those who don’t know must learn from those who do.
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Love is the pursuit of the whole.
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