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plato lasts all-things
Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death? Plato
plato democracy equal
These, then, will be some of the features of democracy... it will be, in all likelihood, an agreeable, lawless, parti-colored commonwealth, dealing with all alike on a footing of equality, whether they be really equal or not.
plato men self
And we shall most likely be defeated, and you will most likely be victors in the contest, if you learn so to order your lives as not to abuse or waste the reputation of your ancestors, knowing that to a man who has any self-respect, nothing is more dishonourable than to be honoured, not for his own sake, but on account of the reputation of his ancestors.
plato sick physicians
But tell me, this physician of whom you were just speaking, is he a moneymaker, an earner of fees, or a healer of the sick?
plato believe law
Thus rhetoric, it seems, is a producer of persuasion for belief, not for instruction in the matter of right and wrong ... And so the rhetorician's business is not to instruct a law court or a public meeting in matters of right and wrong, but only to make them believe.
plato character mean
Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity - I mean the true simplicity of a rightly and nobly ordered mind and character, not that other simplicity which is only a euphemism for folly.
plato body physicians
Is it not also true that no physician, in so far as he is a physician, considers or enjoins what is for the physician's interest, but that all seek the good of their patients? For we have agreed that a physician strictly so called, is a ruler of bodies, and not a maker of money, have we not?
plato enemy use
To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to use falsehood, to deceive either enemies or their own citizens, for the good of the state: and no one else may meddle with this privilege.
plato government opposites
Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in individuals, or in governments.
ideas world chaos
Ideas govern the world, or throw it into chaos. Auguste Comte
ideas stories bigs
Once I'm given an idea for a story I have a million ideas on how it should be illustrated, but I don't have a big shoebox full of unfinished ideas. Brian Selznick
ideas narnia
That part of Rostrevor which overlooks Carlingford Lough is my idea of Narnia. C. S. Lewis
ideas long people
I work to promote the idea of sustainable capitalism driven by long-term considerations rather than quarterly profits, which seeks to better people's lives and the planet rather than destroy them. Al Gore
ideas people important
In many ways ideas are more important than people - they are much more permanent. Charles Kettering
ideas insane driving
Gotta head full of ideas that are driving me insane... Bob Dylan
ideas parent want
I learned from my parents the idea that, if you are devoted enough and you want to study something enough, you can really teach yourself anything. Brit Marling
ideas waiting effort
The world's not going to wait for you. If you have an idea, put some effort behind it and get it out there. Robert Kiyosaki
ideas entrepreneur family-and-friends
Friends and family will tell you why your ideas won't work. Most are left-brained employees and specialists and NOT entrepreneurs.
soul corruption consumerism
The corruption of the American soul is consumerism. Ben Nicholson
soul age delight
Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage! Ben Jonson
soul facts feels
I can't feel Irish to save my soul, but it's a fact. Alex Haley
soul endure handle
Your soul never asks you to endure anything you can't handle. Debbie Ford
soul suffering surfer
He who suffers in patience, surfers less and saves his soul. He who suffers impatiently, suffers more and loses his soul. Alphonsus Liguori
soul excess body
It is almost certain that excess in eating is the cause of almost all the diseases of the body, but its effects on the soul are even more disastrous.
soul twists misery
We twist our souls around each other’s miseries. Anthony Marra
soul twists misery
You are mine. I recognize you. We twist our souls around each other's miseries. It is that which makes us family.
soul world grows
From our ugliness will grow the soul of the world. Andrei Platonov