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The soul of him who has education is whole and perfect and escapes the worst disease, but, if a man's education be neglected, he walks lamely through ...more

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The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.

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There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.

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Life must be lived as play, playing certain games, making sacrifices, singing and dancing, and then a man will be able to propitiate the gods, and def...more

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Ideas are the source of all things

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No reproach for a person willing to give honorable service in the passion to become wise.

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No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

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The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. ...more

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Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.

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For once touched by love, everyone becomes a poet

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A poet, you see, is a light thing, and winged and holy, and cannot compose before he gets inspiration and loses control of his senses and his reason h...more

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Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.

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Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.

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Wise men talk because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.

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Attention to health is life's greatest hindrance.