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We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and to fly away is to become like God, as far as this is possible; and to become like him is to become holy, just, and wise.

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To escape from evil we must be made as far as possible like God; and the resemblance consists in becoming just and holy and wise.

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To be at once exceedingly wealthy and good is impossible.

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Men of sound sense have Law for their god, but men without sense Pleasure.

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Most people affirm pleasure to be the good, but the finer sort of wits say it is knowledge.

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Justice is having and doing what is one's own.

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Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the laws of the State always change with them.

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Any city, however small, is in fact divided into two, one the city of the poor, the other of the rich; these are at war with one another.

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Fields and trees are not willing to teach me anything; but this can be effected by men residing in the city.

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In particular I may mention Sophocles the poet, who was once asked in my presence, How do you feel about love, Sophocles? are you still capable of it? to which he replied, Hush! if you please: to my great delight I have escaped from it, and feel as if I had escaped from a frantic and savage master. I thought then, as I do now, that he spoke wisely. For unquestionably old age brings us profound repose and freedom from this and other passions.

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If particulars are to have meaning, there must be universals.

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Be kind. Every person you meet is fighting a difficult battle.

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He who advises a sick man, whose manner of life is prejudicial to health, is clearly bound first of all to change his patient's manner of life.

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To be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.

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Welcome out of the cave, my friend. It's a bit colder out here, but the stars are just beautiful.

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Every unjust man is unjust against his will.

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Hereditary honors are a noble and a splendid treasure to descendants.

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Do not train children to learning by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds.

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Love: a grave mental disease.

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'But surely "blind" is just how you would describe men who have no true knowledge of reality, and no clear standard in their mind to refer to, as a painter refers to his model, and which they can study closely before they start laying down rules about what is fair or right or good where they are needed, or maintaining, as Guardians, any rules that already exist.' 'Yes, blind is just about what they are'

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