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    Socrates
    “Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.”
    ― Socrates
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    Socrates
    “The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”
    ― Socrates
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    Plato
    “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”
    ― Plato
    tags: darkness, dishonesty, fear, light, willful-ignorance
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    Plato
    “According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves.”
    ― Plato, The Symposium
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    Plato
    “Love is a serious mental disease.”
    ― Plato, Phaedrus
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    Plato
    “I'm trying to think, don't confuse me with facts.”
    ― Plato
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    Plato
    “If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.”
    ― Plato, The Republic
    tags: abilities, empowerment, equality, gender, instruction, jobs, men, skills, women, work
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    Plato
    “There is truth in wine and children”
    ― Plato, Symposium / Phaedrus
    tags: aphorism
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    Plato
    “Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge. ”
    ― Plato
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    Plato
    “Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.”
    ― Plato
    tags: inspirational
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    Plato
    “Courage is knowing what not to fear.”
    ― Plato
    tags: courage, fear
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    Plato
    “There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.”
    ― Plato
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    Plato
    “The beginning is the most important part of the work.”
    ― Plato, The Republic
    tags: beginning, plato, republic
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    Aristotle
    “What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: friendship, soul
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    Aristotle
    “Hope is a waking dream.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: dreams, hope
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    Aristotle
    “No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: aristotle, genius, great-minds, madness
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    Aristotle
    “Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: choice, inspirational
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    Aristotle
    “Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: friendship
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    Aristotle
    “A friend to all is a friend to none.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: friendship
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    Aristotle
    “The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: education
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    Aristotle
    “Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: crime, poverty, revolution, society
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    Aristotle
    “The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: friendship
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    Aristotle
    “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: work
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    Aristotle
    “To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: inspirational, philosophy, writing
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    Confucius
    “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
    ― Confucius
    tags: education, inspirational, life, perseverance
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    Confucius
    “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
    ― Confucious
    tags: beauty, everything, seeing
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    Confucius
    “Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.”
    ― Confucius
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    Confucius
    “He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.”
    ― Confucius
    tags: wisdom
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    Confucius
    “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
    ― Confucius
    tags: complexity, philosophy, simplicity
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  • #30
    Confucius
    “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
    ― Confucius, Confucius: The Analects
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