The Dangers of Quoting Out of Context

Be responsible with what you read — question it all

Nice sentiment, except Plato never believed it. This is why digging deeper is important. (Source: author)

My spouse saw in an e-mail an image with a quote that said. “At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet,” and attributed the quote to Plato. As you can see from the above screen grab of a search I entered, the quote has become an oft-repeated meme.