The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.
PYTHAGORASFriends 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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Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you.
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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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He lived far from the gods, but in his mind he was at home with them.
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It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.
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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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Declining from the public ways, walk in unfrequented paths.
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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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Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.
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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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No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.
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Above all things, respect yourself.
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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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The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.
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As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.
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