Plato Quotes

There is in every one of us, even those who seem to be most moderate, a type of desire that is terrible, wild, and lawless.

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• There is in every one of us, even those who seem to be most moderate, a type of desire that is terrible, wild, and lawless.

  

  Plato
  • Desire
  • Terrible
  • Moderate