Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.
— Plato Ancient

Philosopher, The Republic

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Plato, Republic

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c. 375 BCE

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