Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty
PLATOKnowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.
More Plato Quotes
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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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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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Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
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You should not honor men more than truth.
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Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the fundamental laws of the State always change with them.
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True friendship can exist only between equals.
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A house that has a library in it has a soul.
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Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.
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Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.
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Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
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Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil.
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The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.
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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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Love is the pursuit of the whole.
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Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.
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