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epigrammatist Classical Athens

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[Wikidata] 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher... | [Wikipedia] Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher of Classical Athens who is most commonly considered the foundational thinker of the Western philosophical tradition. An innovator of the literary dialogue and dialectic forms, Plato influenced all the major areas of theoretical philosophy and practical philosop

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• Music is a more potent instrument than any other for education. Any
• Let every man remind their descendants that they also are soldiers who must not desert the ranks of their ancestors, or from cowardice fall behind. Ancestor
• To begin is the most important part of any quest and by far the most courageous. Any
• A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it. Whoever therefore claims to… All
• When the music changes, the walls of the city shake. Changes
• If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools. Affair
• Someday, in the distant future, our grand-children' s grand-children will develop a new equivalent of our classrooms. They will spend many hours in front of… Boxes
• The worst of all deceptions is self-deception. All
• Between knowledge of what really exists and ignorance of what does not exist lies the domain of opinion. It is more obscure than knowledge, but… Clearer
• Boys should abstain from all use of wine until their eighteenth year, for it is wrong to add fire to fire. Abstain
• Then the lover, who is true and no counterfeit, must of necessity be loved by his love. Counterfeit
• Ideas are the source of all things All
• Those having torches will pass them on to others. Funny
• Knowledge of the soul is the only universal truth and the only wisdom - all other knowledge is transient. All
• Geometry will draw the soul toward truth and create the spirit of philosophy. Create
• Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best… Best
• Come then, and let us pass a leisure hour in storytelling, and our story shall be the education of our heroes. Education
• Money-makers are tiresome company, as they have no standard but cash value. Cash
• You ought not to heal the body without the soul, for this is the great error of our day in treating the human body. Body
• The cure of the part should not be attempted without treatment of the whole. No attempt should be made to cure the body without the… Attempt

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