Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
PLATOYou should not honor men more than truth.
More Plato Quotes
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Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil.
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Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being.
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Death is not the worst that can happen to men.
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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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An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
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If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.
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The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.
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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Let the speaker speak truly and the judge decide justly.
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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.
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Be kind, because everyone is having a really hard time.
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The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.
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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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