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.
PYTHAGORASEducate the children and it won’t be necessary to punish the men.
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He lived far from the gods, but in his mind he was at home with them.
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Practice justice in word and deed, and do not get in the habit of acting thoughtlessly about anything.
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Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
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The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
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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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Power is the near neighbour of necessity.
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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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Souls never die, but always on quitting one abode pass to another. All things change, nothing perishes.
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Don’t try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination.
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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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We ought so to behave to one another as to avoid making enemies of our friends, and at the same time to make friends of our enemies.
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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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Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.
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As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.
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Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.
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