A THREAD on timeless quotes by Plato:
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I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning.
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I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning.
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Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.
Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.
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The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
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Knowledge is the food of the soul. Writing is the geometry of the soul.
Knowledge is the food of the soul. Writing is the geometry of the soul.
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For this feeling of wonder shows that you are a philosopher, since wonder is the only beginning of philosophy.
For this feeling of wonder shows that you are a philosopher, since wonder is the only beginning of philosophy.
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Man is a being in search of meaning.
Man is a being in search of meaning.
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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.
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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Those who don't know must learn from those who do.
Those who don't know must learn from those who do.
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Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.
Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.
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Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.
Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.
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Thinking: The talking of the soul with itself.
Thinking: The talking of the soul with itself.
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He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age. But to him who is of an opposite disposition, youth and age are equally a burden.
He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age. But to him who is of an opposite disposition, youth and age are equally a burden.
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There are three classes of men: lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
There are three classes of men: lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
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Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
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It is impossible to improve the world if first the man does not improve.
It is impossible to improve the world if first the man does not improve.
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To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory; to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat.
To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory; to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat.
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Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
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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.
Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.
