Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind. Plato More Quotes by Plato More Quotes From Plato Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the gods; desired by those who have no part in him, and precious to those who have the better part in him. Plato wiselove-ishappiness And isn't it a bad thing to be deceived about the truth, and a good thing to know what the truth is? For I assume that by knowing the truth you mean knowing things as they really are. Plato words-of-wisdomknowingmean God ever geometrizes. Plato godbeautyart Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths and with one mind, for thus, the state instead of being whole is reduced to half. Plato practicemencountry That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them and has a presentiment of their wishes, and is skillful in gratifying them, he is esteemed a great statesman. Plato citizenspoliticalwish Let brother help brother. Plato fellowshipbrotherhelping People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die. Plato inspirationallifepeople Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods. Plato marriagewiselove [The Cretans have] more wit than words. Plato witcharacter ... Societies aren t made of sticks and stones, but of men whose individual characters, by turning the scale one way or another, determine the direction of the whole. Plato politicalcharactermen The race of the guardians must be kept pure. Plato guardianpurerace No trace of slavery ought to mix with the studies of the freeborn man. No study, pursued under compulsion, remains rooted in the memory. Plato platomenmemories 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 evilcharactermen Wine fills the heart with courage. Plato wineheart Both poverty and wealth, therefore, have a bad effect on the quality of the work and the workman himself. Wealth and poverty, I answered. One produces luxury and idleness and a passion for novelty, the other meanness and bad workmanship and revolution into the bargain. Plato luxurypassionpolitical The god, O men, seems to me to be really wise; and by his oracle to mean this, that the wisdom of this world is foolishness and of none effect. Plato wisdomwisemean The orators and the despots have the least power in their cities ... since they do nothing that they wish to do, practically speaking, though they do whatever they think to be best. Plato platocitiesthinking Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder. Plato feelingsinspirationalphilosophy Be kind, for everyone is having a hard battle. Plato be-kindbattlekind Herein is the evil of ignorance, that he who is neither good nor wise is nevertheless satisfied with himself: he had no desire for that of which he feels no want. Plato ignorancewiseevil
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