Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil.
PLATOThe direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life
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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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The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
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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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Love 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.
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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.
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The beginning is the most important part of the work.
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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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Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
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True friendship can exist only between equals.
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Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.
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Knowledge is the food of the soul.
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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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The measure of a man is what he does with power.
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Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind.
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