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“It is only just that anything that grows up on its own should feel it has nothing to repay for an upbringing which it owes no one.”
― The Republic
― The Republic
“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.”
― The Republic
― The Republic
“Appearance tyrannizes over truth.”
― The Republic
― The Republic
“Until philosophers rule as kings or those who are now called kings and leading men genuinely and adequately philosophise, that is, until political power and philosophy entirely coincide, while the many natures who at present pursue either one exclusively are forcibly prevented from doing so, cities will have no rest from evils,... nor, I think, will the human race." (Republic 473c-d)”
― The Republic
― The Republic
“SOCRATES: Perhaps we may be wrong; if so, you in your wisdom should convince us that we are mistaken in preferring justice to injustice.
THRASYMACHUS: And how am I to convince you, he said, if you are not already convinced by what I have just said; what more can I do for you? Would you have me put the proof bodily into your souls?”
― The Republic
THRASYMACHUS: And how am I to convince you, he said, if you are not already convinced by what I have just said; what more can I do for you? Would you have me put the proof bodily into your souls?”
― The Republic
Lisa’s 2025 Year in Books
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