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.
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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Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
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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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The madness of love is the greatest of heaven’s blessings.
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I’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.
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Humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces.
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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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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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He whom loves touches not walks in darkness.
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There is truth in wine and children.
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Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
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Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
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The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
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Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
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Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.
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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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