Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
PLATOThe 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 price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
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No human thing is of serious importance.
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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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He feels particularly ashamed if ever he is seen by his lovers to be invovled in something dishonourable.
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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 who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act.
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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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I’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.
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Love is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete.
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Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.
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Time is the moving image of reality.
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He whom loves touches not walks in darkness.
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
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Be kind, because everyone is having a really hard time.
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You should not honor men more than truth.
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