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Full Idea
If someone sees a resemblance, but feels that it falls far short of the original, they must therefore have a recollection of the original.
Gist of Idea
If we feel the inadequacy of a resemblance, we must recollect the original
Source
Plato (Phaedo [c.382 BCE], 074e)
Book Ref
Plato: 'The Last Days of Socrates', ed/tr. Tredennick,Hugh [Penguin 1969], p.124
5985 | Seeking and learning are just recollection [Plato] |
5986 | The slave boy learns geometry from questioning, not teaching, so it is recollection [Plato] |
357 | People are obviously recollecting when they react to a geometrical diagram [Plato] |
359 | If we feel the inadequacy of a resemblance, we must recollect the original [Plato] |
5961 | The soul gets its goodness from god, and its evil from previous existence. [Plato] |
1823 | We can't seek for things if we have no idea of them [Epicurus, by Diog. Laertius] |