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Quote of Plato - I only wish that wisdom were...


Biography - Plato:

Greek philosopher (Approximate years of birth and death).
Born: -428 - Died: -348
Period:
4th century BC
5th century BC
Place of birth: Greece
Greece

I only wish that wisdom were the kind of thing that flowed ... from the vessel that was full to the one that was empty.



Translation

Translation

(French)



French
Quel bonheur ce serait, si le savoir était chose de telle sorte que, de ce qui est plus plein, il pût couler dans ce qui est plus vide.




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