There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.
PYTHAGORASNumbers have a way of taking a man by the hand and leading him down the path of reason.
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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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Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
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Know thyself and thou wilt know the universe.
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A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.
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Practice justice in word and deed, and do not get in the habit of acting thoughtlessly about anything.
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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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Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.
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Educate the children and it won’t be necessary to punish the men.
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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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Ability and necessity dwell near each other.
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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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Salt is born of the purest parents: the sun and the sea.
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Power is the near neighbour of necessity.
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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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Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.
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