Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow... even if that someone is yourself!
PlatoRead
Music has the capacity to touch the innermost reaches of the soul and music gives flight to the imagination.
Interpretation
Music deeply connects with our emotions and enhances our creativity.
Plato highlights the profound impact that music has on our inner being, suggesting that it resonates with our most intimate feelings and thoughts. He further emphasizes that music serves as a source of inspiration, allowing our imagination to soar and explore new realms of creativity.
In practice
In a speech about the healing power of art, this quote can emphasize the emotional influence of music.
Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow... even if that someone is yourself!
Not one of them who took up in his youth with this opinion that there are no gods ever continued until old age faithful to his conviction.
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