Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
PLATOWriting is the geometry of the soul.
More Plato Quotes
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Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.
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He was a wise man who invented God.
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He whom loves touches not walks in darkness.
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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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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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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
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Nothing beautiful without struggle.
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Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
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The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
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Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind.
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Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
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Those who don’t know must learn from those who do.
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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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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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There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
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