Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.
PLATOA 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.
More Plato Quotes
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Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
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All I really know is the extent of my own ignorance.
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Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty
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The measure of a man is what he does with power.
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A life without investigation is not worth living.
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Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
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Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
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The beginning is the most important part of the work.
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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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An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.
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He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act.
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Have you ever sensed that our soul is immortal and never dies?
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No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.
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Courage is knowing what not to fear.
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The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life
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Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.
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Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
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Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.
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I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning.
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I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.
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One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
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Love is a serious mental disease.
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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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Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
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The madness of love is the greatest of heaven’s blessings.
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