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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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And yet the artist will go on with his work without knowing in some way if any of his representations are sound or unsound. The artist knows nothing worth mentioning about the subjects he represents, and that art is a form of play, not to be taken seriously.

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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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The deity on purpose [sings] the liveliest of all lyrics through the most miserable poet.

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No one knows whether death is really the greatest blessing a man can have, but they fear it is the greatest curse, as if they knew well.

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The whole life of the philosopher is a preparation for death.

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Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.

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Music gives wings to the mind and flight to the imagination.

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He who has followed the path of love's initiation in the proper order will on arriving at the end suddenly perceive a marvelous beauty, the source of all our efforts

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Do thine own work, and know thyself.

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No one punishes the evil-doer under the notion, or for the reason, that he has done wrong -- only the unreasonable fury of a beast acts in that way. But he who desires to inflict rational punishment does not retaliate for a past wrong, for that which is done cannot be undone, but he has regard to the future, and is desirous that the man who is punished, and he who sees him punished, may be deterred from doing wrong again.

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Too much attention to health is a hindrance to learning, to invention, and to studies of any kind, for we are always feeling suspicious shootings and swimmings in our heads, and we are prone to blame studies from them.

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For when there are no words, it is very difficult to recognize the meaning of the harmony and rhythm, or to see any worldly object is imitated by them.

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Conversion is not implanting eyes, for they exist already; but giving them a right direction, which they have not

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Now in this island of Atlantis there was a great and wonderful empire which had rule over the whole island and several others, and over parts of the continent and, furthermore, the men of Atlantis had subjected the parts of Libya within the columns of Heracles as far as Egypt, and of Europe as far as Tyrrhenia.This vast power, gathered into one, endeavored to subdue at a blow our country and yours and the whole of the region within the straits, and then, Solon, your country shone forth, in the excellence of her virtue and strength, among all mankind.

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Money-makers are tiresome company, as they have no standard but cash value.

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Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any.

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[Aristotle] was the most eminent of all the pupils of Plato.... He seceded from Plato while he was still alive; so that they tell a story that [Plato] said, " Aristotle has kicked us off, just as chickens do their mother after they have been hatched.

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Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.

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Come then, and let us pass a leisure hour in storytelling, and our story shall be the education of our heroes.

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