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.
PYTHAGORASSouls never die, but always on quitting one abode pass to another. All things change, nothing perishes.
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Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few!
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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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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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The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.
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Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
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As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.
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It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.
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Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.
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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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Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
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Number rules the universe.
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Power is the near neighbour of necessity.
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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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No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.
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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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