Writing is the geometry of the soul.
PLATOFalse words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
More Plato Quotes
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No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.
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Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.
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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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The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life
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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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Necessity is the mother of invention.
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Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
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The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
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A dog has the soul of a philosopher.
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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.
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The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.
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True friendship can exist only between equals.
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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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The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.
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Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
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