From Plato: “Understanding is the natural faculty of the soul; it is not a result of teaching but of remembering.”
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Quote of the day 01/31/24
From Plato: “Never discourage anyone…who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.”
Quote of the day 01/29/25
From Plato: “…if a man can be properly said to love something, it must be clear that he feels affection for it as a whole, and does not love part of it to the exclusion of the rest.”
Quote of the day 09/24/23
From Plato: “Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.”
Quote of the day 09/23/23
From Plato: “Thinking – the talking of the soul with itself.”
Quote of the day 09/22/23
From Plato: “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”
Quote of the day 09/21/23
From Plato: “Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.”
Quote of the day 09/20/23
From Plato: “The untrained mind keeps up a running commentary, labelling everything, judging everything. Best to ignore that commentary. Don’t argue or resist, just ignore. Deprived of attention and interest, this voice gets quieter and quieter and eventually just shuts up.”
Quote of the day 09/08/23
From Plato: “Every soul is deprived of the truth against its will.”