Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.
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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Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.
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Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
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Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil.
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False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
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All I really know is the extent of my own ignorance.
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A house that has a library in it has a soul.
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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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Only the dead have seen the end of war.
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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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Writing is the geometry of the soul.
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Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.
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The beginning is the most important part of the work.
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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.
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Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.
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Those who tell the stories rule society.
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