A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.
PYTHAGORASSilence is better than unmeaning words.
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A thought is an idea in transit.
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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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Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself.
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It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.
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Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.
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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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It is better to be silent, than to dispute with the Ignorant.
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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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Know thyself and thou wilt know the universe.
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Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.
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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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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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The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.
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The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.
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