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Plato
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My plainness of speech makes people hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.
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To be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.
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And yet the artist will go on with his work without knowing in some way if any of his representations are sound or unsound. The artist knows nothing worth mentioning about the subjects he represents, and that art is a form of play, not to be taken seriously.
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