As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.
PYTHAGORASThe most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
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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 say a little in many words, but a great deal in few!
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He lived far from the gods, but in his mind he was at home with them.
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The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.
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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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Know thyself and thou wilt know the universe.
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Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.
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A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.
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If you’re asked: What is the silence? Respond: It is the first stone of the Wisdom’s temple.
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It is better to be silent, than to dispute with the Ignorant.
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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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A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.
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Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.
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It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.
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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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