There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
PLATOBodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.
More Plato Quotes
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Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
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Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.
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Ideas are the source of all things.
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He feels particularly ashamed if ever he is seen by his lovers to be invovled in something dishonourable.
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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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An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.
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I’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.
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Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.
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Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind.
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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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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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Have you ever sensed that our soul is immortal and never dies?
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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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Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.
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Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
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