The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.
PYTHAGORASStrength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.
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Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.
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Above all things, respect yourself.
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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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There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.
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Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.
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Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb.
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You should make great things, not promising great things.
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Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
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A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.
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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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A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.
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Above all things, reverence yourself.
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Know thyself and thou wilt know the universe.
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Virtue is harmony.
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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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No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.
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Ability and necessity dwell near each other.
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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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Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.
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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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As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.
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Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.
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The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.
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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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Don’t try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination.
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Declining from the public ways, walk in unfrequented paths.
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