The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.
PYTHAGORASAs 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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Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
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Virtue is harmony.
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It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.
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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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Evolution is the Law of Life. Number is the Law of the Universe. Unity is the Law of God.
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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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Know thyself and thou wilt know the universe.
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No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.
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You should make great things, not promising great things.
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There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.
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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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Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.
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A thought is an idea in transit.
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Above all things, respect yourself.
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