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Plato Quotes

Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history Picture Quote #1

Self conquest is the greatest of victories Picture Quote #1

He did not wish to be believed to be the best but to be it Picture Quote #1

Wisdom alone is a science of other sciences and of itself Picture Quote #1

But tell me, this physician of whom you were just speaking, is he a moneymaker, an earner of fees, or a healer of the sick Picture Quote #1

But the chief penalty is to be governed by someone worse if a man will not himself hold office and rule Picture Quote #1

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A state arises, as I conceive, out of the needs of mankind; no one is self-sufficing, but all of us have many wants Picture Quote #1

Man never legislates, but destinies and accidents, happening in all sorts of ways, legislate in all sorts of ways Picture Quote #1

When a Benefit is wrongly conferred, the author of the Benefit may often be said to injure Picture Quote #1

Now nothing can be more important than that the work of a soldier should be well done Picture Quote #1

If you think your child’s academic studies are more important than the arts, think again Picture Quote #1

If you ask: What is the good of education? The answer is easy: Education makes good men and good men act nobly Picture Quote #1

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If there is no contradictory impression, there is nothing to awaken reflection Picture Quote #1

We do not learn; and what we call learning is only a process of recollection Picture Quote #1

The Paphian Queen to Cnidos made repair Across the tide to see her image there: Then looking up and round the prospect wide, when did Praxiteles see me thus? She cried Picture Quote #1

There is nothing so delightful as the hearing, or the speaking of truth. For this reason, there is no conversation so agreeable as that of the man of integrity, who hears without any intention to betray, and speaks without any intention to deceive Picture Quote #1

The Dance, of all the arts, is the one that most influences the soul. Dancing is divine in its nature and is the gift of God Picture Quote #1

For neither birth, nor wealth, nor honors, can awaken in the minds of men the principles which should guide those who from their youth aspire to an honorable and excellent life, as Love awakens them Picture Quote #1

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Time on its back bears all things far away - Full many a challenge is wrought by many a day - Shape, fortune, name, and nature all decay Picture Quote #1

That man is wisest who, like Socrates, realizes that his wisdom is worthless Picture Quote #1

And once we have given our community a good start,’ I pointed out, ‘ the process will be cumulative. By maintaining a sound system of education you produce citizens of good character, and citizens of sound character, with the advantage of a good education, produce in turn children better than themselves and better able to produce still better children in their turn, as can be seen with animals Picture Quote #1

According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves Picture Quote #1

I know not how I may seem to others, but to myself I am but a small child wandering upon the vast shores of knowledge, every now and then finding a small bright pebble to content myself with Picture Quote #1

In order for man to succeed in life, God provided him with two means, education and physical activity. Not separately, one for the soul and the other for the body, but for the two together. With these means, man can attain perfection Picture Quote #1

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All loves should be simply stepping stones to the love of God. So it was with me; and blessed be his name for his great goodness and mercy Picture Quote #1

Give me a different set of mothers and I will give you a different world Picture Quote #1

Grant that I may become beautiful in my soul within, and that all my external possessions may be in harmony with my inner self. May I consider the wise to be rich, and may I have such riches as only a person of self-restraint can bear or endure Picture Quote #1

For the man who makes everything that leads to happiness, or near to it, to depend upon himself, and not upon other men, on whose good or evil actions his own doings are compelled to hinge,--such a one, I say, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation; this is the man of manly character and of wisdom Picture Quote #1

Man never legislates, but destinies and accidents, happening in all sorts of ways, legislate in all sorts of ways 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

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Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history (Plato Quotes) Self conquest is the greatest of victories (Plato Quotes) He did not wish to be believed to be the best but to be it (Plato Quotes) Wisdom alone is a science of other sciences and of itself (Plato Quotes) But tell me, this physician of whom you were just speaking, is he a moneymaker, an earner of fees, or a healer of the sick (Plato Quotes) But the chief penalty is to be governed by someone worse if a man will not himself hold office and rule (Plato Quotes) A state arises, as I conceive, out of the needs of mankind; no one is self-sufficing, but all of us have many wants (Plato Quotes) Man never legislates, but destinies and accidents, happening in all sorts of ways, legislate in all sorts of ways (Plato Quotes) When a Benefit is wrongly conferred, the author of the Benefit may often be said to injure (Plato Quotes) Now nothing can be more important than that the work of a soldier should be well done (Plato Quotes) If you think your child’s academic studies are more important than the arts, think again (Plato Quotes) If you ask: What is the good of education? The answer is easy: Education makes good men and good men act nobly (Plato Quotes) If there is no contradictory impression, there is nothing to awaken reflection (Plato Quotes) We do not learn; and what we call learning is only a process of recollection (Plato Quotes) The Paphian Queen to Cnidos made repair Across the tide to see her image there: Then looking up and round the prospect wide, when did Praxiteles see me thus? She cried (Plato Quotes) There is nothing so delightful as the hearing, or the speaking of truth. For this reason, there is no conversation so agreeable as that of the man of integrity, who hears without any intention to betray, and speaks without any intention to deceive (Plato Quotes) The Dance, of all the arts, is the one that most influences the soul. Dancing is divine in its nature and is the gift of God (Plato Quotes) For neither birth, nor wealth, nor honors, can awaken in the minds of men the principles which should guide those who from their youth aspire to an honorable and excellent life, as Love awakens them (Plato Quotes) Time on its back bears all things far away - Full many a challenge is wrought by many a day - Shape, fortune, name, and nature all decay (Plato Quotes) That man is wisest who, like Socrates, realizes that his wisdom is worthless (Plato Quotes) And once we have given our community a good start,’ I pointed out, ‘ the process will be cumulative. By maintaining a sound system of education you produce citizens of good character, and citizens of sound character, with the advantage of a good education, produce in turn children better than themselves and better able to produce still better children in their turn, as can be seen with animals (Plato Quotes) According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves (Plato Quotes) I know not how I may seem to others, but to myself I am but a small child wandering upon the vast shores of knowledge, every now and then finding a small bright pebble to content myself with (Plato Quotes) In order for man to succeed in life, God provided him with two means, education and physical activity. Not separately, one for the soul and the other for the body, but for the two together. With these means, man can attain perfection (Plato Quotes) All loves should be simply stepping stones to the love of God. So it was with me; and blessed be his name for his great goodness and mercy (Plato Quotes) Give me a different set of mothers and I will give you a different world (Plato Quotes) Grant that I may become beautiful in my soul within, and that all my external possessions may be in harmony with my inner self. May I consider the wise to be rich, and may I have such riches as only a person of self-restraint can bear or endure (Plato Quotes) For the man who makes everything that leads to happiness, or near to it, to depend upon himself, and not upon other men, on whose good or evil actions his own doings are compelled to hinge,--such a one, I say, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation; this is the man of manly character and of wisdom (Plato Quotes) Man never legislates, but destinies and accidents, happening in all sorts of ways, legislate in all sorts of ways. (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)

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