Love is the pursuit of the whole.
PLATOThe philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.
More Plato Quotes
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A house that has a library in it has a soul.
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Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.
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Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
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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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Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
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An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.
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No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.
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We 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.
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The madness of love is the greatest of heaven’s blessings.
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Writing is the geometry of the soul.
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The measure of a man is what he does with power.
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I’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.
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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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Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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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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Knowledge is the food of the soul.
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There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.
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Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
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Ideas are the source of all things.
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Either we shall find what it is we are seeking or at least we shall free ourselves from the persuasion that we know what we do not know.
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Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind.
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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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A dog has the soul of a philosopher.
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