1. The goal of education is to teach us to love beauty.

2. When the beautiful soul and the beautiful appearance are harmoniously integrated, people will see that this is the most perfect beauty in the world.

3. Everything has a unique function. It may be the only one that can do a certain job, or it may do it better than others.

4. Wealth and poverty, one is the mother of luxury and laziness, the other is the mother of despicability and malice, and both are sources of insatiability.

5. A group of people who are forced to live in a cave cannot get out of the cave, so they can only understand the outside world through the shadows left on one wall of the cave by external things.

6. What we have been looking for is what we already have; we always look around and miss what we want. This is the reason why it is difficult for us to get what we want.

7. When things are in their best condition, they are least likely to be changed or affected by other things. For example, a strong body is not easily affected by diet or fatigue; healthy plants are not easily affected by sunlight, wind, rain, etc. Isn’t the human mind the same? The bravest and wisest minds are the least susceptible to external interference and influence.

8. People with some common sense will remember that there are two types of confusion in the eyes, and they come from two causes, either because of walking out of the light, or because of walking into the light, whether it is the eyes or the soul of the human body Eyes are like this. People who remember these things, when they see the confused and weak eyes of others, they will not laugh at them at will, but will first ask whether this person's soul has just come out of a brighter life and cannot see the surroundings clearly because he is not adapted to the darkness. ; Or maybe he had just stepped into the light from darkness and was dazzled by too much light. He will think that the situation and mood of one of them are happy, and feel pity for the other person. Or, he may be in the mood to laugh at the souls who walk from the netherworld into the light, but this is always more reasonable than laughing at those who return from the light world to the dark cave.

Introduction to "The Republic"

"The Republic" is one of the important dialogue works of the famous ancient Greek philosopher Plato (Plato 427 BC-347 BC). Generally regarded as belonging to Plato's Middle Dialogues, this work is divided into ten volumes. Among Plato's works, it is not only the longest, but also very rich in content, covering all aspects of his philosophy, especially his political philosophy, epistemology, etc., which are discussed in detail.

"Utopia" is also translated as "The State", "The Republic of China", etc., like most of Plato's works, it is written in a dialogue style with Socrates as the protagonist, and is divided into 10 volumes. , its length is second only to "The Laws" and is generally considered to be a work of Plato's middle period. This "Summa Philosophy" is not only a summary and summary of Plato's previous philosophical thoughts, but also a synthesis of various disciplines at that time. It explores various issues such as philosophy, politics, ethics, education, literature and art, etc. Based on the ideal theory, a systematic ideal national plan was established.