Plato

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All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince.

Plato

nature

He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.

Plato

nature

No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.

Plato

nature

To prefer evil to good is not in human nature and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less.

Plato

nature

Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than to suffer injustice, and that justice is equality.

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nature

Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.

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parenting

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

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poetry

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

Plato

politics

There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands.

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power

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

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power

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