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Desires are only the lack of something: and those who have the greatest desires are in a worse condition than those who have none, or very slight ones.


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PLATO He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power.
PLATO As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.
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PLATO Life must be lived as play.
PLATO Necessity... the mother of invention.
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PLATO To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.
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PLATO You should not honor men more than truth.
PLATO The soul of man is immortal and imperishable.
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PLATO The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, h...
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PLATO Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.
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PLATO Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
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