Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being.
PLATOExcess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
More Plato Quotes
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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
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The beginning is the most important part of the work.
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Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
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Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.
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Those who don’t know must learn from those who do.
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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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He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act.
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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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Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.
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Let the speaker speak truly and the judge decide justly.
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Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
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Knowledge is the food of the soul.
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Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
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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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Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind.
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When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.
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One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
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Humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces.
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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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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.
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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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No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.
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Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
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Nothing beautiful without struggle.
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