Pythagoras

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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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Collection: Good
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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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Collection: Peace
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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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Collection: Art
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As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.
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Collection: Freedom
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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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Collection: Music
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Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.
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Collection: Anger
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Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.
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Collection: Strength
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Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.
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Collection: Great
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It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
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Collection: Great
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It is better to be silent, than to dispute with the Ignorant.
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Collection: Ignorant
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Do not go to bed until you have gone over the day three times in your mind. What wrong did I do? What good did I accomplish? What did I forget to do?
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Collection: Mind
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The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.
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Collection: Thoughtful
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Don't try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination.
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Collection: Mistake
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Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb.
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Collection: Silence
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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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Collection: Passion
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The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment
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Collection: Inspiration
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The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.
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Collection: Inspirational
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Love that shines from within cannot be darkened by obstacles of the world of consequences!
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Collection: Shining
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Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.
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Collection: Children
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You should make great things, not promising great things.
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Collection: Should
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None can be free who is a slave to, and ruled by, his passions.
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Collection: Passion
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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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Collection: Men
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The experience of life in a finite, limited body is specifically for the purpose of discovering and manifesting supernatural existence.
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Collection: Purpose
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Lust weakens both body and mind.
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Collection: Lust
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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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Collection: Heart
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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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Collection: Silence
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In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.
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Collection: Anger
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Repect yourself... The rest will follow.
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Collection: Self Esteem
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Know thyself and thou wilt know the universe.
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Collection: Wisdom
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The stars in the heavens sing a music, if only we had ears to hear
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Collection: Stars
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Hate and fear breed a poison in the blood, which if continued, affects eyes, ears, nose and the organs of digestion. Therefore, it is not wise to hear and remember the unkind things others might say about you.
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Collection: Wise
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Declining from the public ways, walk in unfrequented paths.
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Collection: Way
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Remind yourself that all men assert that wisdom is the greatest good, but that there are few who strenuously seek out that greatest good.
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Collection: Men
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Do not despise anyone: an atom shadowing.
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Collection: Atoms
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We ought not to quit our post without the permission of Him who commands; the post of man is life.
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Collection: Suicide
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Having departed from your house, turn not back; for the furies will be your attendants.
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Collection: House
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Those alone are dear to Divinity who are hostile to injustice.
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Collection: Divinity
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Numbers rule the universe.
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Collection: Math
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Number is the ruler of forms and ideas, and the cause of gods and demons.
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Collection: Math
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It is required to find the infinitely big inside what's infinitely small to feel the presence of God.
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Collection: Bigs
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Power is the near neighbour of necessity.
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Collection: Neighbour
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When going to the temple to adore Divinity neither say nor do any thing in the interim pertaining to the common affairs of life.
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Collection: Divinity
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Despise all those things which when liberated from the body you will not want; invoke the Gods to become your helpers.
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Collection: Body
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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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Collection: Enemy
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Friends share all things.
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Collection: Friendship
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Above all have respect for yourself.
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Collection: Respect Yourself
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The octave formed a circle and gave our noble earth its form.
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Collection: Inspiration
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Number was the substance of all things.
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Collection: Math