Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself.
PYTHAGORASAbility and necessity dwell near each other.
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Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
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A thought is an idea in transit.
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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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Numbers have a way of taking a man by the hand and leading him down the path of reason.
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Educate the children and it won’t be necessary to punish the men.
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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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Evolution is the Law of Life. Number is the Law of the Universe. Unity is the Law of God.
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A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.
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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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A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.
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The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
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Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.
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Know thyself and thou wilt know the universe.
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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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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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