The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
PLATOBodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.
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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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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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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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The madness of love is the greatest of heaven’s blessings.
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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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Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.
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Only the dead have seen the end of war.
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Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Time is the moving image of reality.
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The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
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Necessity is the mother of invention.
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Love is a serious mental disease.
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The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life
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There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
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