No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.
PLATOMusical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.
More Plato Quotes
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He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act.
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Man is a being in search of meaning.
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When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.
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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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Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
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Let the speaker speak truly and the judge decide justly.
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Love is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete.
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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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No human thing is of serious importance.
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Love is born into every human being; it calls back the halves of our original nature together; it tries to make one out of two and heal the wound of human nature.
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Ideas are the source of all things.
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Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
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False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
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Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.
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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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