Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being.
PLATODo not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.
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A dog has the soul of a philosopher.
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Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil.
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The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
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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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Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
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There is in every one of us, even those who seem to be most moderate, a type of desire that is terrible, wild, and lawless.
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The first and best victory is to conquer self.
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Man is a prisoner who has no right to open the door of his prison and run away. A man should wait, and not take his own life until God summons him.
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Man is a being in search of meaning.
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A house that has a library in it has a soul.
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Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
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Time is the moving image of reality.
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Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty
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Writing is the geometry of the soul.
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Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.
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