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Plato
Greek philosopher; b. -427; d. -347 · 6 aphorisms · 2 comments
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Comment# · Fair (218 ratings) · submitted 1997
Attention to health is life's greatest hindrance.
Plato, in
Life and Death
Comment# · Fair (252 ratings) · submitted 1997
Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.
Plato, The Republic, in
Wisdom and Ignorance
The Republic (paperback) Comment# · Fair (1040 ratings) · submitted 1997
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Plato, The Republic, in
Success and Failure and
Work and Recreation
Comment# · Fair (784 ratings) · submitted 1997
The beginning is the most important part of the work.
Plato, The Republic, in
Work and Recreation
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