The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.
PLATOThere 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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Character is simply habit long continued.
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At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
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Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.
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Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being.
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When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.
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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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False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
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Only the dead have seen the end of war.
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Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.
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Have you ever sensed that our soul is immortal and never dies?
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Love is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete.
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The beginning is the most important part of the work.
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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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No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.
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