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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.

Plato

Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.
PLATO

Excellence Genius Inspirational Intelligence Practice Skill
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.
PLATO

Adopt Character Depend Happiness Himself Live Man Moderation Planning Wisdom
But Above all things truth beareth away the victory.
PLATO

One Liner Truth Victory
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.
PLATO

Desire Law Moderate Terrible Wild
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.
PLATO

Change Danger Fundamental Law Music State
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life
PLATO

Determine Direction Education Future Life Man Start
Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.
PLATO

Animal Boy Funny Manage Youth
Only the dead have seen the end of war.
PLATO

Dead Deep Healing Lesson One Liner War
No human thing is of serious importance.
PLATO

Human Importance One Liner Serious
He feels particularly ashamed if ever he is seen by his lovers to be invovled in something dishonourable.
PLATO

Ashamed Honour Involvement Love Lover
Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.
PLATO

Amuse Children Discover Education Force Genius Harsh Learning Mind Train
All I really know is the extent of my own ignorance.
PLATO

Attitude Extent Ignorance
An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.
PLATO

Emptiness Greatness Inspirational Loud Sound Vessel
Love is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete.
PLATO

Complete Desire Dreamss Love Pursuit
False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
PLATO

Evil Infect Negative Rumors Soul
Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.
PLATO

Acquire Body Compulsion Education Exercise Knowledge Mind Obtain

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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