Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
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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Above all things, reverence yourself.
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You should make great things, not promising great things.
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The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.
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If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if solid, fluid; if hard, soft; if rough, smooth; if calm, tempest; if prosperity, adversity; if life, death.
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Numbers have a way of taking a man by the hand and leading him down the path of reason.
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Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.
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Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you.
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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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As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other.
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The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.
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Silence is better than unmeaning words.
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Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few!
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Number rules the universe.
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No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.
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Above all things, respect yourself.
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