Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
PLATOEither 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.
More Plato Quotes
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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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Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.
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The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.
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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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Love is born into every human being; it calls back the halves of our original nature together; it tries to make one out of two and heal the wound of human nature.
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
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There is in every one of us, even those who seem to be most moderate, a type of desire that is terrible, wild, and lawless.
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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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An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.
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He was a wise man who invented God.
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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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True friendship can exist only between equals.
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The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life
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There is truth in wine and children.
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Only the dead have seen the end of war.
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