Know thyself and thou wilt know the universe.
PYTHAGORASAbility and necessity dwell near each other.
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It is better to be silent, than to dispute with the Ignorant.
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The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.
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You should make great things, not promising great things.
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The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.
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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 difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.
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A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.
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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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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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In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.
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As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.
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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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Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.
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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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