Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.
PLATOHumans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces.
More Plato Quotes
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When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.
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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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Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
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The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
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Only the dead have seen the end of war.
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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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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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Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind.
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The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.
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He feels particularly ashamed if ever he is seen by his lovers to be invovled in something dishonourable.
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No human thing is of serious importance.
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The first and best victory is to conquer self.
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Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
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Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
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Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.
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