At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
PLATO
PLATO
More from Plato
If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.
PlatoPlato Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.
PlatoPlato Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
PlatoPlato He whom loves touches not walks in darkness.
PlatoPlato But Above all things truth beareth away the victory.
PlatoPlato 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.
PlatoPlato 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.
PlatoPlato No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.
PlatoPlato A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.
PlatoPlato Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
PlatoPlato Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
PlatoPlato When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.
PlatoPlato There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
PlatoPlato Love is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete.
PlatoPlato No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.
PlatoPlato The beginning is the most important part of the work.
PlatoPlato
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