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The soul takes nothing with her to the other world but her education and culture; and these, it is said, are of the greatest service or of the greatest injury to the dead man, at the very beginning of his journey hither.

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Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death?

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

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Even God is said to be unable to use force against necessity.

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Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

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There is a ... matter - much more valuable and divine than natural philosophy . ... On this matter I must speak to you in enigmas.

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If you think your child's academic studies are more important than the arts, think again.

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Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest of all; but great cleverness and much learning, if they be accompanied by a bad training, are a much greater misfortune.

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Every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing. ... There does not exist, nor will there ever exist, any writing of mine dealing with this subject.

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A State would be happy where philosophers were kings, or kings philosophers.

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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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The gods' service is tolerable, man's intolerable.

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Democracy passes into despotism.

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The worst form of injustice is pretended justice.

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What is at issue is the conversion of the mind from the twilight of error to the truth, that climb up into the real world which we shall call true philosophy.

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Harmony sinks deep into the recesses of the soul and takes its strongest hold there, bringing grace also to the body & mind as well. Music is a moral law. It gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, and life to everything. It is the essence of order.

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Nothing ever is, everything is becoming.

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For this feeling of wonder shows that you are a philosopher, since wonder is the only beginning of philosophy.

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The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.

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You can't do good if you don't feel good.

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