Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow. Plato View this quote
The difficulty, my friends, is not to avoid death, but to avoid unrighteousness; for that runs faster than death. Plato
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The doctors will treat those of your citizens whose physical and psychological constitution is good: as for the others, they will leave the unhealthy to die and those whose psychological constitution is incurably warped they will be put to death. Plato
The elements of instruction should be presented to the mind in childhood, but not with any compulsion. Plato
The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of the divine. Plato
The fear of death is indeed the pretence of wisdom, and not real wisdom, being the appearance of knowing the unknown. Plato
The function of the wing is to take what is heavy and raise it up in the region above. Plato
The God of Love lives in a state of need. Plato
The good, of course, is always beautiful, and the beautiful never lacks proportion. Plato
The greater part of instruction is being reminded of things you already know. Plato
The greatest mistake physicians make is that they attempt to cure the body without attempting to cure the mind, yet the mind and the body are one and should not be treated separately! Plato
Classical Greek philosopher
427 - 347BC