Plato — "Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight t…"
Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.
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Attributed, often found in collections of Platonic sayings
Date: c. 4th Century BCE
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