That which is apprehended by intelligence and reason is always in the same state; but that which is conceived by opinion with the help of sensation and without reason, is always in a process of becoming and perishing and never really is. β¨ Plato (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Plato (Illustrated), p.2120, Delphi Classics
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