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Quotes from The Sayings of the Wise — Pythagoras

570 BC–496 BC Greece

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Be not hasty to speak; nor slow to hear!

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A fool is known by his Speech; and a wise man by Silence.

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If thou intend to do any good; tarry not till to-morrow! for thou knowest not what may chance thee this night.

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Honor Wisdom; and deny it not to them that would learn; and shew it unto them that dispraise it! Sow not the sea fields!

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If thy fellows hurt thee in small things, suffer it! and be as bold with them!

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Wisdom thoroughly learned, will never be forgotten.
Science is got by diligence; but Discretion and Wisdom cometh of GOD.

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A solitary man is a God, or a beast.

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Attempt nothing above thy strength!

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Without Justice, no realm may prosper.

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To use Virtue is perfect blessedness.

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When a reasonable Soul forsaketh his divine nature, and becometh beast-like, it dieth. For though the substance of the Soul be incorruptible: yet, lacking the use of Reason, it is reputed dead; for it loseth the Intellective Life.

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Let thy mind rule thy tongue!

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