An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.
PLATOFalse words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
More Plato Quotes
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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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Have you ever sensed that our soul is immortal and never dies?
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False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
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Man is a being in search of meaning.
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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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The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
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Be kind, because everyone is having a really hard time.
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The beginning is the most important part of the work.
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There is in every one of us, even those who seem to be most moderate, a type of desire that is terrible, wild, and lawless.
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He feels particularly ashamed if ever he is seen by his lovers to be invovled in something dishonourable.
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
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Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.
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If a man can be properly said to love something, it must be clear that he feels affection for it as a whole, and does not love part of it to the exclusion of the rest.
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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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