No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.
PYTHAGORASLet no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you.
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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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We ought so to behave to one another as to avoid making enemies of our friends, and at the same time to make friends of our enemies.
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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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Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.
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Friends 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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The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.
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As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.
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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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Ability and necessity dwell near each other.
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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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Salt is born of the purest parents: the sun and the sea.
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He lived far from the gods, but in his mind he was at home with them.
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Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.
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The highest goal of music is to connect one’s soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment.
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