The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
PYTHAGORASAs 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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Above all things, reverence yourself.
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A thought is an idea in transit.
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The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.
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Friends share all 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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It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.
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Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few!
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No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.
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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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Silence is better than unmeaning words.
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Don’t try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination.
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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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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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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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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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