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Know one knows whether death, which people fear to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good.

~Plato

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Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.

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All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.

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The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction.

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To be sure I must; and therefore I may assume that your silence gives consent.

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The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery.

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Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.

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The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.

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Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom.

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The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so.

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Biography

Nationality: Greek

Type: Philosopher

Born: Unknown

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