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.
PLATOLove is a serious mental disease.
More Plato Quotes
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The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.
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There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
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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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Those who tell the stories rule society.
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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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Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.
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Those who don’t know must learn from those who do.
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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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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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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
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Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the fundamental laws of the State always change with them.
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I’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.
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You should not honor men more than truth.
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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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Humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces.
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