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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. Plato
books books-and-reading call checked dvds people
People call each other when they see new books on the shelves. New books are usually checked out in two days, DVDs in (only) hours. Sharon Chang
book rewritten stones written
The Stones have written and rewritten the book on touring. Ray Waddell
book june third
I self-published the first edition, hardcover, in June 2003. The book is now in its third printing. George Smith
book object
The whole object of the book is to take the two-dimensional bios and make them into three-dimensional people. Philip Chien
book far win
This is a win in our book as far as I am concerned. We keep working hard. It'll come. Travis Paquet
book books-and-reading chose continue draws gets interested point suck
That's why I chose it, it's the first book in a series. This way they get the first book and it will suck them in. It draws them in and gets them interested in the book, and then they want to continue the series. And it gets them reading, which is the whole point of this group. Gena Prochaska
book men years
Given Pounds and five years, and an ordinary man can in the ordinary course, without any undue haste or putting any pressure upon his taste, surround himself with books, all in his own language, and thence forward have at least one place in the world. Augustine Birrell
book reading baths
A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act of innovative creation in which we, the readers, become conspirators. Augustine Birrell
book grace rare-moments
In my youth I regarded the universe as an open book, printed in the language of equations, whereas now it appears to me as a text written in invisible ink, of which in our rare moments of grace we are able to decipher a small segment. Arthur Koestler
self machines schwarzenegger
One thing Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't is self-effacing. Everything has to be the biggest. His money, his muscles, his movies and his machines. Arnold Schwarzenegger
self-esteem loss kind
Transgression of any kind is always accompanied by a loss of self-esteem. Brian Tracy
self citizens deodorant
[Travel seems] not just a way of having a good time, but something that every self-respecting citizen ought to undertake, like a high-fiber diet, say, or a deodorant. Jan Morris
self abuse care
Don't abuse yourself or withhold self-love or self-care. Bryant H. McGill
self female searching-for-love
The one person who will never leave us, whom we will never lose, is ourself. Learning to love our female selves is where our search for love must begin. bell hooks
self expression people
Self expression is the new entertainment, We never used to question why people sit on the couch for seven hours a day watching bad TV. Nobody ever asked, Why are they doing that for free? We need to celebrate [this desire to contribute for free] rather than question it. Arianna Huffington
self denial asceticism
To deny oneself is to be aware only of Christ and no more of self, to see only Him who goes before and no more the road which is too hard for us. Once more, all that self-denial can say is, 'He leads the way, keep close to Him.' Dietrich Bonhoeffer
self people waiting
Everything about acting is a challenge. I'm self-conscious. You couldn't do anything to cause me to be more self-conscious than to stick a camera in my face and have 60 people standing behind it, waiting for me to perform. Billy Campbell
self want principles
If you want to know, life is the principle of self-renewal, it is constantly renewing and remaking and changing and transfiguring itself... Boris Pasternak