Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct them how they may live on friendly terms with one another, and partly for the sake of those who refuse to be instructed, whose spirit cannot be subdued, or softened, or hindered from plunging into evil. -Plato

 

Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct them how they may live on friendly terms with one another, and partly for the sake of those who refuse to be instructed, whose spirit cannot be subdued, or softened, or hindered from plunging into evil.


-Plato
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This quote is just one of 81 total Plato quotes in our collection. Plato is known for saying 'Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct them how they may live on friendly terms with one another, and partly for the sake of those who refuse to be instructed, whose spirit cannot be subdued, or softened, or hindered from plunging into evil.' as well as some of the following quotes.

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

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No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.

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If one has made a mistake, and fails to correct it, one has made a greater mistake.

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Thinking is the talking of the soul with itself.

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When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.

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