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Single Idea 2061

[filed under theme 7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 1. Nature of Change ]

Full Idea

The best things (such as a god, a healthy body, or a good soul) are least liable to alteration or change.

Gist of Idea

The best things (gods, healthy bodies, good souls) are least liable to change

Source

Plato (The Republic [c.374 BCE], 380e)

Book Ref

Plato: 'Complete Works', ed/tr. Cooper,John M. [Hackett 1997], p.1019