Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand. — Plato

Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.

Author: Plato

Insight: Sometimes your best ideas come through you, not from you—like when you write something angry and later realize it was actually wise. Plato suggests creativity bypasses the thinking brain, which explains why forcing brilliance never works.

Source: Ion, 534b-d

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Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.

PlatoIon, 534b-d

Insight

Sometimes your best ideas come through you, not from you—like when you write something angry and later realize it was actually wise. Plato suggests creativity bypasses the thinking brain, which explains why forcing brilliance never works.

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Plato

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician, born around 428 BC in Athens, Greece. He is known for founding the Academy in Athens, one of the first institutions of higher learning in the Western world. Plato's philosophical works, including "The Republic" and "The Symposium," continue to be highly influential in Western philosophy.

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