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.
PLATOThose who tell the stories rule society.
More Plato Quotes
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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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Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.
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A life without investigation is not worth living.
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All I really know is the extent of my own ignorance.
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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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Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil.
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Love is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete.
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True friendship can exist only between equals.
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He was a wise man who invented God.
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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 madness of love is the greatest of heaven’s blessings.
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Writing is the geometry of the soul.
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Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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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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Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
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