Plato Quotes

But Above all things truth beareth away the victory.
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One Liner Truth Victory
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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Direction Except Hands People Satisfaction Selfish Time Want
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.
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Adopt Character Depend Happiness Himself Live Man Moderation Planning Wisdom
No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself.
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Bad Himself Man Peace Wealth
A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.
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Accomplishment Entrepreneur Hero Inspirational Man Wise
Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
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Action Goodness Inspirational Ourself Strength
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
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Battle Compassion Fight Kindness Meet One Liner
When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.
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Believe Criticism Men One Liner Speak
There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
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Gain Honor Love Lover Men Wisdom
Love is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete.
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Complete Desire Dreamss Love Pursuit
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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Children Education Ending Man Nature Persevere World
The beginning is the most important part of the work.
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Beginning Inspirational Republic Success Work
Writing is the geometry of the soul.
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One Liner Poetry Soul Writing
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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Change Danger Fundamental Law Music State
Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.
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Aim Evil Knowledge One Liner Virtue
Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
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Good Harm Help Man Selfish
The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.
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Children Education Effective Kind Play
Ideas are the source of all things.
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Ideas Imagination Knowledge Life One Liner Wisdom
Those who tell the stories rule society.
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Inspirational One Liner Rule Society Story
No human thing is of serious importance.
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Human Importance One Liner Serious

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