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The mere athlete becomes too much of a savage.

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The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.

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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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I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.

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To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less.

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Man is a two-legged animal without feathers.

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

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Wealth and poverty; one is the parent of luxury and indolence, and the other of meanness and viciousness, and both of discontent.

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The true lover of knowledge naturally strives for truth, and is not content with common opinion, but soars with undimmed and unwearied passion till he grasps the essential nature of things.

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According to Diotima, Love is not a god at all, but is rather a spirit that mediates between people and the objects of their desire. Love is neither wise nor beautiful, but is rather the desire for wisdom and beauty.

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We understand why children are afraid of darkness ... but why are men afraid of light?

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Let early education be a sort of amusement. You will then be better able to find out the natural bent.

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I have good hope that there is something after death.

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So the nature required to make a really noble Guardian of our commonwealth will be swift and strong, spirited, and philosophic.

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For the rhapsode ought to interpret the mind of the poet to his hearers, but how can he interpret him well unless he knows what he means?

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The democratic youth lives along day by day, gratifying the desire that occurs to him, at one time drinking and listening to the flute, at another downing water and reducing, now practicing gymnastic, and again idling and neglecting everything; and sometimes spending his time as though he were occupied in philosophy.

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Everything that deceives does so by casting a spell.

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Let nobody speak mischief of anybody.

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Every soul pursues the good and does whatever it does for its sake.

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Until philosophers rule as kings or those who are now called kings and leading men genuinely and adequately philosophise, that is, until political power and philosophy entirely coincide, while the many natures who at present pursue either one exclusively are forcibly prevented from doing so, cities will have no rest from evils,... nor, I think, will the human race.

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