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Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation. ↗

— Plato

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No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. ↗

— Plato

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The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state. ↗

— Plato

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For good nurture and education implant good constitutions. ↗

— Plato

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To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less. ↗

— Plato

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Know one knows whether death, which people fear to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good. ↗

— Plato

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There is no harm in repeating a good thing. ↗

— Plato

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Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what is good. ↗

— Plato

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Truth is the beginning of every good to the gods, and of every good to man. ↗