“If the rule of due measure is neglected, and great power is put into things too small — such as sails on ships, food in bodies, or authority to souls — then there is disaster.
No mortal, when young and irresponsible, will ever be able to stand in the highest ruling position on Earth without his mind being filled with foolishness, earning him the detestation of even his closest friends.
When this happens, it quickly ruins the soul itself and obliterates all of its power.”
- Plato
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