Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.
PYTHAGORASThe soul of man is divided into three parts, intelligence, reason, and passion. Intelligence and passion are possessed by other animals, but reason by man alone.
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If you’re asked: What is the silence? Respond: It is the first stone of the Wisdom’s temple.
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It is better to be silent, than to dispute with the Ignorant.
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Above all things, reverence yourself.
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Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.
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There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman.
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Don’t try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination.
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There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.
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Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few!
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A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.
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In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.
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Do not go to bed until you have gone over the day three times in your mind. What wrong did I do? What good did I accomplish? What did I forget to do?
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He lived far from the gods, but in his mind he was at home with them.
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As long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seeds of murder and pain cannot reap the joy of love.
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A thought is an idea in transit.
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The highest goal of music is to connect one’s soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment.
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