"The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction……" — Plato
"The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction."
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683 Quotes by Plato
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- False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
- The first and the best victory is to conquer self.
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- Love: a grave mental disease.
- A good decision is based on knowledge, and not on numbers.
- Courage is a kind of salvation.