Man is a prisoner who has no right to open the door of his prison and run away. A man should wait, and not take his own life until God summons him.
PLATONo one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.
More Plato Quotes
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There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
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Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind.
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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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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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Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
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One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
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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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No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.
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Character is simply habit long continued.
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He whom loves touches not walks in darkness.
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No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.
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Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
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I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning.
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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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