The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.
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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Silence is better than unmeaning words.
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Virtue is harmony.
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He lived far from the gods, but in his mind he was at home with them.
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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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Declining from the public ways, walk in unfrequented paths.
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Ability and necessity dwell near each other.
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A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.
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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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Don’t try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination.
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Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb.
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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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Above all things, respect yourself.
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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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Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.
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