Tag: Plato
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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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Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
Plato
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Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
Plato
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Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.
Plato
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The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery.
Plato
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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
Plato
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A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.
Plato
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Injustice is censured because the censures are afraid of suffering, and not from any fear which they have of doing injustice.
Plato
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No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
Plato
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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