Motif
apparent pleasure as shadow
apparent_pleasure_as_shadow
A motif of the Beauty Paired with Pain and Paradox family, within the sub-family Pleasure, Sweetness, and Hidden Stings. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Republic BOOK VI. / BOOK VII. / BOOK VIII. / BOOK IX.; lines 22466-22655 confidence: medium
"now comes the third trial, which is dedicated to Olympian Zeus the saviour"; a sage says only the wise person's pleasure is true and pure and all others are shadow.
A sage's maxim states that only the pleasure of the wise is true and pure, while all others are shadow only.
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