An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.
PLATOAn empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.
PLATODeath is not the worst that can happen to men.
PLATOThose who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
PLATOThe direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life
PLATOWe can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
PLATOBe kind, because everyone is having a really hard time.
PLATONo human thing is of serious importance.
PLATOHe whom loves touches not walks in darkness.
PLATOMan is a being in search of meaning.
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.
PLATOThe greatest wealth is to live content with little.
PLATOWe are like people looking for something they have in their hands all the time; we’re looking in all directions except at the thing we want, which is probably why we haven’t found it.
PLATOMusical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.
PLATOTrue friendship can exist only between equals.
PLATOThe price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
PLATOPeople are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.
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