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Plotinus (204-270 AD), a renowned Greek philosopher, is considered the founder of Neoplatonism. His philosophical ideas have had a profound impact on the development of Christian philosophy and Western philosophy in general.

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Famous Plotinus Quotes

“Cut away all that is excessive, straighten all that is crooked, bring light to all that is overcast, labour to make all one glow of beauty and never cease chiselling your statue, until there shall shine out on you from it the godlike splendour of virtue, until you shall see the perfect goodness surely established in the stainless shrine.”

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Book:The Six Enneads

Source: The Six Enneads

“Never stop working on your statue until the divine glory of virtue shines out on you, until you see self-mastery enthroned upon its holy seat.”

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Author:Plotinus

“It is in virtue of unity that beings are beings.”

Book:Enneads: On the One and good

Source: Enneads: On the One and good

“Beauty addresses itself chiefly to sight, but there is a beauty for the hearing too, as in certain combinations so words and in all kinds of music; for melodies and cadences are beautiful; and minds that lift themselves above the realm of sense to a higher order are aware of beauty in the conduct of life, in actions, in character, in the pursuits of the intellect; and there is the beauty of the virtues.”

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Plotinus - Complete Enneads (Illustrated)