When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.
PLATOWhen men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.
PLATOBeauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.
PLATOGood people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
PLATOHuman behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
PLATOEither 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.
PLATOAt the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
PLATOThere are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
PLATOKnowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind.
PLATOPoets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.
PLATODeath is not the worst that can happen to men.
PLATOAn empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.
PLATOLove 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.
PLATOCharacter is simply habit long continued.
PLATOLack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being.
PLATOThe object of education is to teach us to love what is beautiful.
PLATOA house that has a library in it has a soul.
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