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.
PLATOAny man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
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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Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.
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Nothing beautiful without struggle.
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Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being.
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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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The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.
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I’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.
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No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.
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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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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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The measure of a man is what he does with power.
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Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.
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Either we shall find what it is we are seeking or at least we shall free ourselves from the persuasion that we know what we do not know.
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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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Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
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People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.
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An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.
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There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
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The beginning is the most important part of the work.
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Knowledge is the food of the soul.
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Courage is knowing what not to fear.
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When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.
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No human thing is of serious importance.
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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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Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
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Love is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete.
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