“The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.”
— Plato
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To prefer evil to good is not
“To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less.”
— Plato
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Category: nature
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One of the penalties for refusing to
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
— Plato
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Entire ignorance is not so terrible or
“Entire ignorance is not so terrible or extreme an evil, and is far from being the greatest of all; too much cleverness and too much learning, accompanied with ill bringing-up, are far more fatal.”
— Plato
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Music is the movement of sound to
“Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.”
— Plato
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Death is not the worst that can
“Death is not the worst that can happen to men.”
— Plato
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He who is of calm and happy
“He who is of 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.”
— Plato
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A good decision is based on knowledge
“A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.”
— Plato
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He who is not a good servant
“He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.”
— Plato
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The rulers of the state are the
“The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.”
— Plato
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The most important part of education is
“The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery.”
— Plato
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