Either we shall find what it is we are seeking or at least we shall free ourselves from the persuasion that we know what we do not know.
PLATOThose who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.
More Plato Quotes
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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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The measure of a man is what he does with power.
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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.
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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.
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Nothing beautiful without struggle.
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All I really know is the extent of my own ignorance.
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No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.
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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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A life without investigation is not worth living.
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I’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.
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Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.
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There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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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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