Pythagoras Quotes
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A thought is an idea in transit.
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Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself.
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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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Most men and women, by birth or nature, lack the means to advance in wealth or power, but all have the ability to advance in knowledge.
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When the wise man opens his mouth, the beauties of his soul present themselves to the view, like the statues in a temple.
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Abstain from animals.
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Beans have a soul.
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Before all, be real. Only the truth gives to the word the Orpheus' Lyre power.
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Government exists only for the good of the governed.
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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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The beginning of every government starts with the education of our youth.
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He who knoweth not what he ought to know, is a brute beast among men; he that knoweth no more than he hath need of, is a man among brute beasts; and he that knoweth all that may be known, is as a God among men.
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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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Wealth is a weak anchor, and glory cannot support a man; this is the law of God, that virtue only is firm, and cannot be shaken by a tempest.
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So in life, some enter the services of fame and others money, but the best choice is that of those few who spend their time in the contemplation of nature, and as lovers of wisdom.
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Envy has been, is, and shall be, the destruction of many. What is there, that Envy hath not defamed, or Malice left undefiled? Truly, no good thing.
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Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.
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Above all have respect for yourself.
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Repect yourself... The rest will follow.
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Don't eat your heart.