A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.
PYTHAGORASHe lived far from the gods, but in his mind he was at home with them.
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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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It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.
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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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Number rules the universe.
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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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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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Know thyself and thou wilt know the universe.
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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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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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A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.
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As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.
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Power is the near neighbour of necessity.
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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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