Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
PLATOEverything that deceives may be said to enchant.
More Plato Quotes
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Man is a being in search of meaning.
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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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No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.
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The first and best victory is to conquer self.
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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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Have you ever sensed that our soul is immortal and never dies?
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Character is simply habit long continued.
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The measure of a man is what he does with power.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
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The beginning is the most important part of the work.
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Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
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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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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.
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Be kind, because everyone is having a really hard time.
PLATO