“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
Author: Plato
Category: women
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“All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman; and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince.”
— Plato
Author: Plato
Category: nature
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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.”
— Plato
Author: Plato
Category: happiness
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“Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in individuals, or in governments.”
— Plato
Author: Plato
Category: change
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“We do not learn; and what we call learning is only a process of recollection.”
— Plato
Author: Plato
Category: learning
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“And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.”
— Plato
Author: Plato
Category: food
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“No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.”
— Plato
Author: Plato
Category: death
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“States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.”
— Plato
Author: Plato
Category: men
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“Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.”
— Plato
Author: Plato
Category: life
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“No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.”
— Plato
Author: Plato
Category: life
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“Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.”
— Plato
Author: Plato
Category: great
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