Power is the near neighbour of necessity.
PYTHAGORASDo not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.
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The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.
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Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.
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Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.
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The 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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Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few!
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No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.
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Don’t try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination.
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Declining from the public ways, walk in unfrequented paths.
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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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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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Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
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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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Practice justice in word and deed, and do not get in the habit of acting thoughtlessly about anything.
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Above all things, reverence yourself.
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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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