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Plato quote: "Virtue is the desire of things honourable and the power of..."
Virtue is the desire of things honourable and the power of attaining them. Plato
Stranger: 'Are not thought and speech the same, with this exception, that what is called thought is the unuttered conversation of the soul with herself? Theatetus: Quite true. Stranger: But the stream of thought which flows through the lips and is audible is called speech? Theatetus: True. Stranger: And we know that there exists in speech... Theatetus: What exists? Stranger: Affirmation Theatetus: Yes, we know it. Plato
Plato quote: "We do not learn, and that what we call learning is only a..."
We do not learn, and that what we call learning is only a process of recollection. Plato
Plato quote: "Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals,..."
Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery. Plato
Plato quote: "We do not learn; and what we call learning is only a process..."
We do not learn; and what we call learning is only a process of recollection. Plato
Plato quote: "Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom."
Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom. Plato
Plato quote: "He feels particularly ashamed if ever he is seen by his lovers..."
He feels particularly ashamed if ever he is seen by his lovers to be invovled in something dishonourable. Plato
Plato quote: "Writing is the geometry of the soul."
Writing is the geometry of the soul. Plato
Plato quote: "Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment."
Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment. Plato
Plato quote: "Philosophy begins in wonder."
Philosophy begins in wonder. Plato
Excellence" is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice. We do not act "rightly" because we are "excellent", in fact we achieve "excellence" by acting "rightly". Plato
Plato quote: "Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history."
Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history. Plato
Plato quote: "Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable."
Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable. Plato
But tell me, your physician in the precise sense of whom you were just speaking, is he a moneymaker, an earner of fees or a healer of the sick? And remember to speak of the physician who really is such... Plato
Plato quote: "Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from..."
Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another. Plato

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