Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.
PLATONo man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.
More Plato Quotes
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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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Love is the pursuit of the whole.
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Death is not the worst that can happen to men.
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Man is a being in search of meaning.
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Have you ever sensed that our soul is immortal and never dies?
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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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False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
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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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Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
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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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No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.
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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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The first and best victory is to conquer self.
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Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.
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Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
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