There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
PLATONecessity is the mother of invention.
More Plato Quotes
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The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
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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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Have you ever sensed that our soul is immortal and never dies?
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Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
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Love is the pursuit of the whole.
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Bodily 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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I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.
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A life without investigation is not worth living.
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Only the dead have seen the end of war.
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Those who don’t know must learn from those who do.
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Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.
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A house that has a library in it has a soul.
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Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
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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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Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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