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By Plato
You know also that the beginning is the most important part of any work, especially in the case of a young and tender thing; for that is the time at which the character is being formed and the desired impression is more readily taken.
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- The Republic, Republic, Book II
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- Plato, translated by Benjamin Jowett, The Dialogues of Plato (Project Gutenberg text, eBook #1497)
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From Book II of The Republic, in Benjamin Jowett's translation. Plato wrote it as a dialogue, so the words are Plato's text. Socrates is the speaker, talking with Adeimantus about how to educate the young guardians of the ideal city.