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Plato Quotes

Then the lover, who is true and no counterfeit, must of necessity be loved by his love Picture Quote #1

Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best of the physique it is given Picture Quote #1

Come then, and let us pass a leisure hour in storytelling, and our story shall be the education of our heroes Picture Quote #1

You ought not to heal the body without the soul, for this is the great error of our day in treating the human body Picture Quote #1

Love is born into every human being; it calls back the halves of our original nature together; it tries to make one out of two and heal the wound of human nature Picture Quote #1

The three wishes of every man: to be healthy, to be rich by honest means, and to be beautiful Picture Quote #1

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And we have made of ourselves living cesspools, and driven doctors to invent names for our diseases Picture Quote #1

The true lover of knowledge naturally strives for truth, and is not content with common opinion, but soars with undimmed and unwearied passion till he grasps the essential nature of things Picture Quote #1

What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colours which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prose Picture Quote #1

Seek truth while you are young, for if you do not, it will later escape your grasp Picture Quote #1

Let us affirm what seems to be the truth, that, whether one is or is not, one and the others in relation to themselves and one another, all of them, in every way, are and are not, and appear to be and appear not to be Picture Quote #1

... because it is correct to make a priority of young people, taking care that they turn out as well as possible Picture Quote #1

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If the head and the body are to be well, you must begin by curing the soul Picture Quote #1

Cooking is a form of flattery... a mischievous, deceitful, mean and ignoble activity, which cheats us by shapes and colors, by smoothing and draping Picture Quote #1

The God of love lives in a state of need. It is a need. It is an urge. It is a homeostatic imbalance. Like hunger and thirst, it’s almost impossible to stamp out Picture Quote #1

He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act Picture Quote #1

Are these things good for any other reason except that they end in pleasure, and get rid of and avert pain? Are you looking to any other standard but pleasure and pain when you call them good? Picture Quote #1

Watch a man at play for an hour and you can learn more about him than in talking to him for a year Picture Quote #1

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This world is indeed a living being endowed with a soul and intelligence... a single visible living entity containing all other living entities, which by their nature are all related Picture Quote #1

Welcome out of the cave, my friend. It’s a bit colder out here, but the stars are just beautiful Picture Quote #1

The good man is the only excellent musician, because he gives forth a perfect harmony not with a lyre or other instrument but with the whole of his life Picture Quote #1

We will be better men, braver and less idle, if we believe that one must search for the things one does not know, rather than if we believe that it is not possible to find out what we do not know and that we must not look for it Picture Quote #1

Avoid compulsion and let early education be a matter of amusement. Young children learn by games; compulsory education cannot remain in the soul Picture Quote #1

That which is apprehended by intelligence and reason is always in the same state; but that which is conceived by opinion with the help of sensation and without reason, is always in a process of becoming and perishing and never really is Picture Quote #1

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There should exist among the citizens neither extreme poverty nor again excessive wealth, for both are productive of great evil Picture Quote #1

This alone is to be feared: the closed mind, the sleeping imagination, the death of spirit Picture Quote #1

People too smart to get involved in politics are doomed to live in societies run by people who aren’t Picture Quote #1

You ought not attempt to cure the eyes without the head, or the head without the body, so neither ought you attempt to cure the body without the soul Picture Quote #1

Life must be lived as play, playing certain games, making sacrifices, singing and dancing, and then a man will be able to propitiate the gods Picture Quote #1

Love is a madness produced by an unsatisfiable rational desire to understand the ultimate truth about the world Picture Quote #1

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Then the lover, who is true and no counterfeit, must of necessity be loved by his love (Plato Quotes) Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best of the physique it is given (Plato Quotes) Come then, and let us pass a leisure hour in storytelling, and our story shall be the education of our heroes (Plato Quotes) You ought not to heal the body without the soul, for this is the great error of our day in treating the human body (Plato Quotes) Love is born into every human being; it calls back the halves of our original nature together; it tries to make one out of two and heal the wound of human nature (Plato Quotes) The three wishes of every man: to be healthy, to be rich by honest means, and to be beautiful (Plato Quotes) And we have made of ourselves living cesspools, and driven doctors to invent names for our diseases (Plato Quotes) The true lover of knowledge naturally strives for truth, and is not content with common opinion, but soars with undimmed and unwearied passion till he grasps the essential nature of things (Plato Quotes) What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colours which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prose (Plato Quotes) Seek truth while you are young, for if you do not, it will later escape your grasp (Plato Quotes) Let us affirm what seems to be the truth, that, whether one is or is not, one and the others in relation to themselves and one another, all of them, in every way, are and are not, and appear to be and appear not to be (Plato Quotes) ... because it is correct to make a priority of young people, taking care that they turn out as well as possible (Plato Quotes) If the head and the body are to be well, you must begin by curing the soul (Plato Quotes) Cooking is a form of flattery... a mischievous, deceitful, mean and ignoble activity, which cheats us by shapes and colors, by smoothing and draping (Plato Quotes) The God of love lives in a state of need. It is a need. It is an urge. It is a homeostatic imbalance. Like hunger and thirst, it’s almost impossible to stamp out (Plato Quotes) He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act (Plato Quotes) Are these things good for any other reason except that they end in pleasure, and get rid of and avert pain? Are you looking to any other standard but pleasure and pain when you call them good? (Plato Quotes) Watch a man at play for an hour and you can learn more about him than in talking to him for a year (Plato Quotes) This world is indeed a living being endowed with a soul and intelligence... a single visible living entity containing all other living entities, which by their nature are all related (Plato Quotes) Welcome out of the cave, my friend. It’s a bit colder out here, but the stars are just beautiful (Plato Quotes) The good man is the only excellent musician, because he gives forth a perfect harmony not with a lyre or other instrument but with the whole of his life (Plato Quotes) We will be better men, braver and less idle, if we believe that one must search for the things one does not know, rather than if we believe that it is not possible to find out what we do not know and that we must not look for it (Plato Quotes) Avoid compulsion and let early education be a matter of amusement. Young children learn by games; compulsory education cannot remain in the soul (Plato Quotes) That which is apprehended by intelligence and reason is always in the same state; but that which is conceived by opinion with the help of sensation and without reason, is always in a process of becoming and perishing and never really is (Plato Quotes) There should exist among the citizens neither extreme poverty nor again excessive wealth, for both are productive of great evil (Plato Quotes) This alone is to be feared: the closed mind, the sleeping imagination, the death of spirit (Plato Quotes) People too smart to get involved in politics are doomed to live in societies run by people who aren’t (Plato Quotes) You ought not attempt to cure the eyes without the head, or the head without the body, so neither ought you attempt to cure the body without the soul (Plato Quotes) Life must be lived as play, playing certain games, making sacrifices, singing and dancing, and then a man will be able to propitiate the gods (Plato Quotes) Love is a madness produced by an unsatisfiable rational desire to understand the ultimate truth about the world (Plato Quotes)

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