For not by art does the poet sing, but by power divine. Had he learned by rules of art, he would have known how to speak not of one theme only, but of all; and therefore God takes away the minds of poets, and uses them as his ministers, as he also uses diviners and holy prophets, in order that we who hear them may know them to be speaking not of themselves who utter these priceless words in a state of unconsciousness, but that God himself is the speaker, and that through them he is conversing with us.
The beginning is the chiefest part of any work. - Plato
The beginning is the chiefest part of any work.
- Plato
You must base the Wisdom on Love. - Plato
You must base the Wisdom on Love.
Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind. - Plato
Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.
Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own. - Plato
Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.
Those who have knowledge are more confident than those who have no knowledge, and they are more confident after they have learned than before. - Plato
Those who have knowledge are more confident than those who have no knowledge, and they are more confident after they have learned than before.
No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth. - Plato
No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.
Be kind. Every person you meet is fighting a difficult battle. - Plato
Be kind. Every person you meet is fighting a difficult battle.
The cause of all sins in every case lies in the person's excessive love of self. - Plato
The cause of all sins in every case lies in the person's excessive love of self.
The right question is usually more important than the right answer. - Plato
The right question is usually more important than the right answer.
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