The soul takes flight to the world that is invisible but there arriving she is sure of bliss and forever dwells in paradise.
PLATOKnowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.
More Plato Quotes
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Courage is knowing what not to fear.
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Writing is the geometry of the soul.
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Time is the moving image of reality.
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Let the speaker speak truly and the judge decide justly.
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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 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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If a man can be properly said to love something, it must be clear that he feels affection for it as a whole, and does not love part of it to the exclusion of the rest.
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Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
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Love is the pursuit of the whole.
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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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The first and best victory is to conquer self.
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We are like people looking for something they have in their hands all the time; we’re looking in all directions except at the thing we want, which is probably why we haven’t found it.
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Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
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Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind.
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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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