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Plato

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Plato – Ancient Greek philosopher, student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle. Founder of the Academy in Athens, he shaped Western philosophy, politics, and education.

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It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look upwards, and draws
it...

It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look upwards, and draws it from the things of this world to the other.

Plato 6

No trace of slavery ought to mix with the studies of the freeborn man. No study, pursued under

No trace of slavery ought to mix with the studies of the freeborn man. No study, pursued under

Plato 7

The highest reach of injustice is to be deemed just when you are not.

The highest reach of injustice is to be deemed just when you are not.

Plato 6

The highest reach of injustice is to be deemed just when you are not.

The highest reach of injustice is to be deemed just when you are not.

Plato 7

The curse of me and my nation is that we always think things can be bettered by immediate
action of...

The curse of me and my nation is that we always think things can be bettered by immediate action of some sort, any sort rather than no sort.

Plato 7

All things will be produced in superior quantity and quality, and with greater ease, when each man
w...

All things will be produced in superior quantity and quality, and with greater ease, when each man works at a single occupation, in accordance with...

Plato 6

No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to govern.

No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to govern.

Plato 6

Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves nor their own things, but
only wha...

Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves nor their own things, but only what is just, whether it happens to be done by...

Plato 6

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