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«We are bound to our bodies like an oyster is to its shell»
«To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of oneself is ridiculous.»
«All things will be produced in superior quantity and quality, and with greater ease, when each man works at a single occupation, in accordance with his natural gifts, and at the right moment, without meddling with anything else.»
Author: Plato
(Philosopher)
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«Arguments derived from probabilities are idle»
Author: Plato
(Philosopher)
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Arguments
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«As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest blabbers.»
«Nobody untrained in geometry may enter my house»
«The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction»
«The beginning is the most important part of the work.»
«Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.»
Author: Plato
(Philosopher)
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«The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery.»
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