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«Philosophy is the highest music.»
«The highest form of pure thought is in mathematics»
Author: Plato
(Philosopher)
| About:
Mathematics,
Thinking,
Thought
| Keywords:
pure, pure mathematics
«When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.»
«Philosophy is an elegant thing, if anyone modestly meddles with it; but if they are conversant with it more than is becoming, it corrupts them.»
Author: Plato
(Philosopher)
| About:
Philosophy
| Keywords:
conversant, corrupts, elegant, meddled, meddles, modestly
«I find it pretty tiresome personally, and I feel sorry that my friends should think they're being very busy when they're really doing absolutely nothing. Of course, I know your idea of me: you think I'm just a poor unfortunate, and I shouldn't wonder if your right. But then I don't THINK that you're unfortunate - I know you are.»
Author: Plato
(Philosopher)
| Keywords:
busy, but then, personally, sorry, tiresome, unfortunate, unfortunates
«The mere athlete becomes too much of a savage»
«The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention»
«Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths and with one mind, for thus, the state instead of being whole is reduced to half.»
«Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.»
«Democracy passes into despotism.»
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