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.
PLATOWe are like people looking for something they have in their hands all the time; we’re looking in all directions except at the thing we want, which is probably why we haven’t found it.
More Plato Quotes
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A dog has the soul of a philosopher.
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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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The soul takes flight to the world that is invisible but there arriving she is sure of bliss and forever dwells in paradise.
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Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
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Humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces.
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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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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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The beginning is the most important part of the work.
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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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No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.
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Death is not the worst that can happen to men.
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Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind.
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Love is the pursuit of the whole.
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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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No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.
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