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Plato
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Ancient Athens
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When you swear, swear seriously and solemnly, but at the same time with a smile, for a smile is the twin sister of seriousness.
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One cannot make a slave of a free person, for a free person is free even in a prison.
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Those whose hearts are fixed on Reality itself deserve the title of Philosophers.
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Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
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The worst form of injustice is pretended justice.
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He who does not desire power is fit to hold it.
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Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.
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Man is a being in search of meaning.
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Nothing in human affairs is worth any great anxiety.
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In one sense it is evident that the art of kingship does include the art of lawmaking. But the political ideal is not full authority for laws but rather full authority for a man who understands the art of kingship and has kingly ability.
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Let praise be given equally to women as well as men who have been distinguished in virtue.
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I to die, and you to live. Which is better God only knows.
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