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.
PYTHAGORASAbility and necessity dwell near each other.
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You should make great things, not promising great things.
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Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.
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No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.
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Declining from the public ways, walk in unfrequented paths.
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Virtue is harmony.
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If you have a wounded heart, touch it as little as you would an injured eye. There are only two remedies for the suffering of the soul: hope and patience.
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A thought is an idea in transit.
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A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.
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Silence is better than unmeaning words.
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As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.
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It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.
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The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.
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Evolution is the Law of Life. Number is the Law of the Universe. Unity is the Law of God.
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Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.
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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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