Plato feels that ethical abstinences and austerities are essential preconditions for the cleansing and opening of the eye of the soul.

Your past is just a story. And once you realize this it has no power over you. read more

• Thought Past Story Once Realize Power Over

Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving. read more

• Thought Time Money Spent Helping Men Do More for Themselves Far Better Mere Giving

Thunderstorms are as much our friends as the sunshine. read more

• Thought Thunderstorms Much Our Friends Sunshine

There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble. read more

• Thought Healthful Hardiness About Real Dignity Dreads Contact Communion Others However Humble

Trees go wandering forth in all directions with every wind, going and coming like ourselves, traveling with us around the sun two million miles a day, and through space heaven knows how fast and far! read more

• Thought Trees Go Wandering Forth Directions Every Wind Coming Like Ourselves Traveling Us Around Sun Two Million Miles Day Space Heaven Knows How Fast Far

Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety. read more

• Thought Nothing Affairs Men Worthy Great Anxiety

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding. read more

• Thought Law Ordinance Mightier Understanding

The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself. read more

• Thought Heaviest Penalty for Declining Rule Ruled by Someone Inferior

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader. read more

• Thought Tyrant Disposed Foreign Enemies by Conquest Treaty Nothing Fear from Them Stirring Up Some War People Require Leader

Injustice is censured because the censures are afraid of suffering, and not from any fear which they have of doing injustice. read more

• Thought Injustice Censured Censures Afraid Suffering from Any Fear Which They Doing