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Plato quote: "Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only..."
Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens. Plato
Plato quote: "Attention to health is life's greatest hindrance."
Attention to health is life's greatest hindrance. Plato
I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict. Plato
Plato quote: "It is a common saying, and in everybody's mouth, that life is..."
It is a common saying, and in everybody's mouth, that life is but a sojourn. Plato
Plato quote: "Life must be lived as play."
Life must be lived as play. Plato
Plato quote: "a life without investigation is not worth living"
a life without investigation is not worth living Plato
He who approaches the temple of the Muses without inspiration, in the belief that craftsmanship alone suffices, will remain a bungler and his presumptuous poetry will be obscured by the songs of the maniacs. Plato
Plato quote: "The evil never attains to any real friendship, either with..."
The evil never attains to any real friendship, either with good or evil. Plato
Plato quote: "True friendship can exist only between equals."
True friendship can exist only between equals. Plato
O dear Pan and all the other gods of this place, grant that I may be beautiful inside. Let all my external possessions be in friendly harmony with what is within. May I consider the wise man rich. As for gold, let me have as much as a moderate man could bear and carry with him. Plato
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
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
For to fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise without really being wise, for it is to think that we know what we do not know. For no one knows whether death may not be the greatest good that can happen to man. Plato
Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct them how they may live on friendly terms with one another, and partly for the sake of those who refuse to be instructed, whose spirit cannot be subdued, or softened, or hindered from plunging into evil. Plato
Plato quote: "Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest..."
Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole, and not that of any one class. Plato

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