All I really know is the extent of my own ignorance.
PLATOThe philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.
More Plato Quotes
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He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act.
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The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
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The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.
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There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
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Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.
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The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
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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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The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
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Love is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
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But Above all things truth beareth away the victory.
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No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.
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Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
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Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.
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Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the fundamental laws of the State always change with them.
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