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"The warrior and the poet are not mutually exclusive." - John Lovell (feddit.ch)
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[–] teft@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Plato is the classic example that thinking and musculature are not mutually exclusive. The name Plato itself is a nickname from his wrestling days meaning “broad shoulders”.

[–] tortoise@vlemmy.net 10 points 1 year ago

He was yolked and a legit wrestler apparently

[–] WolfhoundRO@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Both Plato and Socrates. The philosophers in lift and shred

[–] rockerface@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

wait, so words Plato and plateau are actually related? TIL