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Plato Quote

 

            "In the higher world form of good appears last of all, and is seen only with effort.
            
             I think that this summarizes a part of life that at least I couldn't summarize in only one sentence. What Plato is describing is how if you work hard, put in lots of effort, you will see results. Goodness only comes when a person wants to see it, and doesn't take advantage of it. When a person works really hard toward something in particular, and is dedicated to it, they will get what they were working for. Plato realizes that this method of getting what you want is possible, depending on the size of the thing that you are working for. If the problem is world peace, lots of people have to give lots of effort to make it happen. If the problem is small such as running out of gas in your car in the middle of nowhere, you have to give effort, and push it all the way to a gas station to get what is needed. I think Plato is amazing in that he can summarize all these thoughts, into one sentence.
            


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