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Plato Quotes

There should be no element of slavery in learning. Enforced exercise does no harm to the body, but enforced learning will not stay in the mind. So avoid compulsion, and let your children’s lessons take the form of play Picture Quote #1

When a beautiful soul harmonizes with a beautiful form, and the two are cast in one mould, that will be the fairest of sights to him who has the eye to contemplate the vision Picture Quote #1

Conversion is not implanting eyes, for they exist already; but giving them a right direction, which they have not Picture Quote #1

For he who would proceed aright... should begin in youth to visit beautiful forms... out of that he should create fair thoughts; and soon he will of himself perceive that the beauty of one form is akin to the beauty of another, and that beauty in every form is one and the same Picture Quote #1

And yet the artist will go on with his work without knowing in some way if any of his representations are sound or unsound. The artist knows nothing worth mentioning about the subjects he represents, and that art is a form of play, not to be taken seriously Picture Quote #1

For a poet is a light and winged thing, and holy, and never able to compose until he has become inspired, and is beside himself, and reason is no longer in him Picture Quote #1

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A man’s duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to take the best possible human doctrine and the hardest to disprove, and to ride on this like a raft over the waters of life Picture Quote #1

To him who disgraces his family life is no life, and to such a person there is no one a friend, neither while living nor when dead Picture Quote #1

We should not exercise the body without the joint assistance of the mind; nor exercise the mind without the joint assistance of the body Picture Quote #1

In things which we know, everyone will trust us... and we may do as we please, and no one will like to interfere with us; and we are free, and masters of others; and these things will be really ours, for we shall turn them to our good Picture Quote #1

He that lendeth to another in time of prosperity, shall never want help himself in the time of adversity Picture Quote #1

If a man can be properly said to love something, it must be clear that he feels affection for it as a whole, and does not love part of it to the exclusion of the rest Picture Quote #1

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The prison of lust is just that very one of which the soul shuts the doors upon herself; for each act of indulgence is the shooting of a fresh bolt Picture Quote #1

Lust is inseparably accompanied with the troubling of all order, with impudence, unseemliness, sloth, and dissoluteness Picture Quote #1

If you are wise, all men will be your friends and kindred, for you will be useful Picture Quote #1

Wisdom always makes men fortunate: for by wisdom no man could ever err, and therefore he must act rightly and succeed, or his wisdom would be wisdom no longer Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The like is not the friend of the like in as far as he is like; still the good may be the friend of the good in as far as he is good Picture Quote #1

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For every man who has learned to fight in arms will desire to learn the proper arrangement of an army, which is the sequel of the lesson Picture Quote #1

I should not like to say... that any kind of knowledge is not to be learned; for all knowledge appears to be a good Picture Quote #1

Those who have knowledge are more confident than those who have no knowledge, and they are more confident after they have learned than before Picture Quote #1

In the world of knowledge, the idea of good appears last of all, and is seen only with effort Picture Quote #1

All the gold upon the earth and all the gold beneath it, does not compensate for lack of virtue Picture Quote #1

We must now examine whether just people also live better and are happier than unjust ones. I think it’s clear already that this is so, but we must look into it further, since the argument concerns no ordinary topic, but the way we ought to live Picture Quote #1

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Just as things in a picture, when viewed from a distance, appear to be all in one and the same condition and alike Picture Quote #1

If we are ever to have pure knowledge of anything, we must get rid of the body and contemplate things by themselves with the soul by itself Picture Quote #1

The power to learn is present in everyone’s soul, and the instrument with which each learns is like an eye that cannot be turned around from darkness to light without turning the whole body Picture Quote #1

Upon consideration of the central question of the moon’s toughness there can be little doubt. It is hella tough Picture Quote #1

Just as bees make honey from thyme, the strongest and driest of herbs, so do the wise profit from the most difficult of experiences Picture Quote #1

One cannot make a slave of a free person, for a free person is free even in a prison Picture Quote #1

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There should be no element of slavery in learning. Enforced exercise does no harm to the body, but enforced learning will not stay in the mind. So avoid compulsion, and let your children’s lessons take the form of play (Plato Quotes) When a beautiful soul harmonizes with a beautiful form, and the two are cast in one mould, that will be the fairest of sights to him who has the eye to contemplate the vision (Plato Quotes) Conversion is not implanting eyes, for they exist already; but giving them a right direction, which they have not (Plato Quotes) For he who would proceed aright... should begin in youth to visit beautiful forms... out of that he should create fair thoughts; and soon he will of himself perceive that the beauty of one form is akin to the beauty of another, and that beauty in every form is one and the same (Plato Quotes) And yet the artist will go on with his work without knowing in some way if any of his representations are sound or unsound. The artist knows nothing worth mentioning about the subjects he represents, and that art is a form of play, not to be taken seriously (Plato Quotes) For a poet is a light and winged thing, and holy, and never able to compose until he has become inspired, and is beside himself, and reason is no longer in him (Plato Quotes) A man’s duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to take the best possible human doctrine and the hardest to disprove, and to ride on this like a raft over the waters of life (Plato Quotes) To him who disgraces his family life is no life, and to such a person there is no one a friend, neither while living nor when dead (Plato Quotes) We should not exercise the body without the joint assistance of the mind; nor exercise the mind without the joint assistance of the body (Plato Quotes) In things which we know, everyone will trust us... and we may do as we please, and no one will like to interfere with us; and we are free, and masters of others; and these things will be really ours, for we shall turn them to our good (Plato Quotes) He that lendeth to another in time of prosperity, shall never want help himself in the time of adversity (Plato Quotes) If a man can be properly said to love something, it must be clear that he feels affection for it as a whole, and does not love part of it to the exclusion of the rest (Plato Quotes) The prison of lust is just that very one of which the soul shuts the doors upon herself; for each act of indulgence is the shooting of a fresh bolt (Plato Quotes) Lust is inseparably accompanied with the troubling of all order, with impudence, unseemliness, sloth, and dissoluteness (Plato Quotes) If you are wise, all men will be your friends and kindred, for you will be useful (Plato Quotes) Wisdom always makes men fortunate: for by wisdom no man could ever err, and therefore he must act rightly and succeed, or his wisdom would be wisdom no longer (Plato Quotes) 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 (Plato Quotes) The like is not the friend of the like in as far as he is like; still the good may be the friend of the good in as far as he is good (Plato Quotes) For every man who has learned to fight in arms will desire to learn the proper arrangement of an army, which is the sequel of the lesson (Plato Quotes) I should not like to say... that any kind of knowledge is not to be learned; for all knowledge appears to be a good (Plato Quotes) Those who have knowledge are more confident than those who have no knowledge, and they are more confident after they have learned than before (Plato Quotes) In the world of knowledge, the idea of good appears last of all, and is seen only with effort (Plato Quotes) All the gold upon the earth and all the gold beneath it, does not compensate for lack of virtue (Plato Quotes) We must now examine whether just people also live better and are happier than unjust ones. I think it’s clear already that this is so, but we must look into it further, since the argument concerns no ordinary topic, but the way we ought to live (Plato Quotes) Just as things in a picture, when viewed from a distance, appear to be all in one and the same condition and alike (Plato Quotes) If we are ever to have pure knowledge of anything, we must get rid of the body and contemplate things by themselves with the soul by itself (Plato Quotes) The power to learn is present in everyone’s soul, and the instrument with which each learns is like an eye that cannot be turned around from darkness to light without turning the whole body (Plato Quotes) Upon consideration of the central question of the moon’s toughness there can be little doubt. It is hella tough (Plato Quotes) Just as bees make honey from thyme, the strongest and driest of herbs, so do the wise profit from the most difficult of experiences (Plato Quotes) One cannot make a slave of a free person, for a free person is free even in a prison (Plato Quotes)

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