Motif
education as an indelible imprint
education_as_an_indelible_imprint
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Wisdom Teaching and Moral Instruction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Republic BOOK I. / BOOK II. / BOOK III. / BOOK IV.; lines 14244-14387 confidence: high
Dyers select and prepare white wool so that sea-purple dye becomes a fast colour not removed by washing or lyes; poorly prepared ground gives a washed-out appearance.
The passage compares lawful education to dyeing prepared wool so that opinions about danger become fixed and cannot be washed away by passions.
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