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A quotation from Plato

The more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me is the pleasure and charm of conversation.

Plato (c.428-347 BC) Greek philosopher
The Republic [Πολιτεία], Book 1 (c. 375 BC) [tr. Jowett (1871)]

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The Republic [Πολιτεία], Book 1 (c. 375 BC) [tr. Jowett (1871)] - Plato | WIST Quotations

The more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me is the pleasure and charm of conversation. Socrates recounting something said to him by Cephalus.

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