There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain. - Plato

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There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.

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Plato (Πλάτων Plátōn; c. 427 BC – c. 347 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, founder of the Platonist school of thought and the Academy (Akademia), the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.

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Native Name: Πλάτων
Alternative Names: Plátōn • Platon • Aristocles • Αριστοκλής • Ἀριστοκλῆς
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The soul takes nothing with her to the next world but her education and her culture. At the beginning of the journey to the next world, one's education and culture can either provide the greatest assistance, or else act as the greatest burden, to the person who has just died.
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Beauty is the splendor of truth.

(Die Schönheit ist der Glanz der Wahrheit)
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