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Wise men talk because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.

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Attention to health is life's greatest hindrance.

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They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth. -Plato, philosopher (427-347 BCE)

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The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.

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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 sa...more

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If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life.

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For, let me tell you that the more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me are the pleasure and charm of conversation.

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[W]hen men have both done and suffered injustice and have had experience of both, not being able to avoid the one and obtain the other, they think tha...more

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[W]hen men have both done and suffered injustice and have had experience of both, not being able to avoid the one and obtain the other, they think tha...more

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

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Life must be lived as play, playing certain games, making sacrifices, singing and dancing, and then a man will be able to propitiate the gods, and def...more

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Ideas are the source of all things

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No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

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The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life

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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. ...more