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Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

~Plato

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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

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If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life.

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The measure of a man is what he does with power.

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One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

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There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands.

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No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.

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For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.

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Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.

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Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.

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Biography

Nationality: Greek

Type: Philosopher

Born: Unknown

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