There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
PLATOThose who tell the stories rule society.
More Plato Quotes
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The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.
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The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.
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False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
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Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
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You should not honor men more than truth.
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Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
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Character is simply habit long continued.
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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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True friendship can exist only between equals.
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There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
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Ideas are the source of all things.
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Writing is the geometry of the soul.
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I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.
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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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Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
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Man is a being in search of meaning.
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The soul takes flight to the world that is invisible but there arriving she is sure of bliss and forever dwells in paradise.
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No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.
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Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
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Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being.
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Humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces.
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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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Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
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A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.
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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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The beginning is the most important part of the work.
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