From Plato's Republic, on Virtue

August 20, 2009 by  
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platoI received this little snippet from a cadet yesterday.  Thought it was something good to think about.

 

Vice in abundance is easy to get, The road is smooth and begins beside you, But the gods have put sweat between us and virtue and a road that is long and steep.

Republic, Bk. II: 364d

 

 

 

Man up!

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