Plato

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Any one who has common sense will remember that the bewilderments of the eyes are of two kinds, and arise from two causes, either from coming out of the light or from going into the light, which is true of the mind's eye, quite as much as of the bodily eye; and he who remembers this when he sees any one whose vision is perplexed and weak, will not be too ready to laugh; he will first ask whether that soul of man has come out of the brighter light, and is unable to see because unaccustomed to the dark, or having turned from darkness to the day is dazzled by excess of light. Topic: Soul

Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another. Topic: Astronomy

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. Topic: Kindness

Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind. Topic: Knowledge

Death is not the worst that can happen to men. Topic: Death

Everything that deceives may be said to enchant. Topic: Deception

False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil. Topic: Lies