Quotes - Clara Johnson (The United States) Showing 1-15 of 15

#1

“I'm trying to think, don't confuse me with facts.”
― Plato

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#2

“Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil.”
― Plato

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#3

“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

812 likes

#4

“good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws”
― Plato

tags: laws, people

890 likes

#5

“The measure of a man is what he does with power.”
― Plato

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#6

“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.”
― Plato, The Republic

tags: apology, knowing, nothing, paradox, plato, republic, socrates, socratic, wisdome

1455 likes

#7

“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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#8

“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

4304 likes

#9

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.”
― Plato

tags: attributed-no-source, compassion, kindness

10059 likes

#10

“Those who tell the stories rule society.”
― Plato

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