Plato Quotes
Is virtue something that can be taught?
Plato
Quotes to Explore
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Euclid taught me that without assumptions there is no proof. Therefore, in any argument, examine the assumptions.
E. T. Bell
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A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy.
Samuel Butler
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To every object there correspond an ideally closed system of truths that are true of it and, on the other hand, an ideal system of possible cognitive processes by virtue of which the object and the truths about it would be given to any cognitive subject.
Edmund Husserl
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The debate about who decides what gets taught is fascinating, albeit excruciating for those who have to defend the schools against bunkum.
Ian Hacking
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In all my lectures, I have taught one doctrine, namely, the infinitude of the private man.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.
Victor Hugo
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Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can't be taught.
Paul Desmond
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Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes.
Imelda Marcos
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Thinking and spoken discourse are the same thing, except that what we call thinking is, precisely, the inward dialogue carried on by the mind with itself without spoken sound.
Plato
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The next time you face a customer who has every right to be upset, say something like this: 'I don't blame you for feeling as you do. If I were you, I'd feel exactly the same way. What would you like for me to do?' These are magical, healing words, and you'll be surprised at how reasonable people become when they believe you are on their side.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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Being a leader means being able to help others discover and then live out their by inspiring them to seek it every day.
Dan T. Cathy
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Is virtue something that can be taught?
Plato