No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.
PYTHAGORASKnow thyself and thou wilt know the universe.
More Pythagoras Quotes
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Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.
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A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.
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Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.
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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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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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Numbers have a way of taking a man by the hand and leading him down the path of reason.
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Educate the children and it won’t be necessary to punish the men.
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Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.
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Don’t try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination.
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Silence is better than unmeaning words.
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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.
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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 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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Virtue is harmony.
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The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.
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