When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.
PLATOEverything that deceives may be said to enchant.
More Plato Quotes
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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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Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil.
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The measure of a man is what he does with power.
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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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The first and best victory is to conquer self.
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Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.
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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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Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
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I’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.
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The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.
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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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Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being.
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The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
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Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.
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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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