The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.
PYTHAGORASAbove the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.
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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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Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you.
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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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It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.
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A thought is an idea in transit.
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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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Salt is born of the purest parents: the sun and the sea.
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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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Educate the children and it won’t be necessary to punish the men.
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Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few!
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Silence is better than unmeaning words.
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The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.
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A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.
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Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.
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A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.
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