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Giving Quotes by Plato
- So their combinations with themselves and with each other give rise to endless complexities, which anyone who is to give a likely account of reality…
- They do certainly give very strange, and newfangled, names to diseases.
- In the world of knowledge, the essential Form of Good is the limit of our inquiries, and can barely be perceived; but, when perceived, we…
- For neither birth, nor wealth, nor honors, can awaken in the minds of men the principles which should guide those who from their youth aspire…
- If in a discussion of many matters ... we are not able to give perfectly exact and self-consistent accounts, do not be surprised: rather we…
- All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.
- I shall assume that your silence gives consent.
- Harmony sinks deep into the recesses of the soul and takes its strongest hold there, bringing grace also to the body & mind as well.…
- And among the other honours and rewards our young men can win for distinguished service in war and in other activities, will be more frequent…
- The purpose of education is to give to the body and to the soul all the beauty and all the perfection of which they are…
- I don't know anything that gives me greater pleasure, or profit either, than talking or listening to philosophy. But when it comes to ordinary conversation,…
- Music has the capacity to touch the innermost reaches of the soul and music gives flight to the imagination.
- Music gives wings to the mind and flight to the imagination.
- The good man is the only excellent musician, because he gives forth a perfect harmony not with a lyre or other instrument but with the…
- Give me a different set of mothers and I will give you a different world
- It gives me great pleasure to converse with the aged. They have been over the road that all of us must travel, and know where…
- It is right to give every man his due.
- If one sins against the laws of proportion and gives something too big to something too small to carry it - too big sails to…
- Conversion is not implanting eyes, for they exist already; but giving them a right direction, which they have not
More Giving Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I love the idea of anthropomorphizing machines. I love the idea of taking technology and giving it a personality. — J. J. Abrams
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service. — Richard Bach
- Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their… — Karen Armstrong
- Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to… — Johann Arndt
- Give yourself something to work toward - constantly. — Mary Kay Ash
- From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. — Arthur Ashe
- A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov
- For it is in giving that we receive. — Francis of Assisi