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.
PLATOLack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being.
More Plato Quotes
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Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
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Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
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Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
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Only the dead have seen the end of war.
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There is truth in wine and children.
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Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
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Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind.
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Death is not the worst that can happen to men.
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People 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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He feels particularly ashamed if ever he is seen by his lovers to be invovled in something dishonourable.
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When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.
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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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Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
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All I really know is the extent of my own ignorance.
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