Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
PLATOThere are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
More Plato Quotes
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The beginning is the most important part of the work.
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Nothing beautiful without struggle.
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Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being.
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A life without investigation is not worth living.
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Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
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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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Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
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The object of education is to teach us to love what is beautiful.
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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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There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
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He whom loves touches not walks in darkness.
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False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
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Those who don’t know must learn from those who do.
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All I really know is the extent of my own ignorance.
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Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty
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