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Assist a man in raising a burden; but do not assist him in laying it down.
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Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul.
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Let a man use great reverence and manners to himself.
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Let exercise alternate with rest.
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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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Above all things, reverence yourself.
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Government exists only for the good of the governed.
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Number is the within of all things.
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Above all have respect for yourself.
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Don't disarrange my circles!
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The octave formed a circle and gave our noble earth its form.
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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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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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The beginning of every government starts with the education of our youth.
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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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The experience of life in a finite, limited body is specifically for the purpose of discovering and manifesting supernatural existence.
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Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.
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Beans have a soul.
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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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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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Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.
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Abstain from animals.
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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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Souls never die, but always on quitting one abode pass to another. All things change, nothing perishes. The soul passes hither and thither, occupying now this body, now that... As a wax is stamped with certain figures, then melted, then stamped anew with others, yet it is always the same wax. So, the Soul being always the same, yet wears at different times different forms.
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