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Neither will the horse be adjudged to be generous, that is sumptuously adorned, but the horse whose nature is illustrious; nor is the man worthy who possesses great wealth, but he whose soul is generous.
Pythagorean Ethical Sentences From Stobæus (1904)
Above all things reverence thy Self.
Happy is that City that hath a wise man to govern it.
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
Patience cometh by the grace of the Soul.
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
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.
You will know that wretched men are the cause of their own suffering, who neither see nor hear the good that is near them, and few are the ones who know how to secure release from their troubles.
Dear youths, I warn you cherish peace divine,
And in your hearts lay deep these words of mine.
Tell not abroad what thou intendest to do; for if thou speed not, thou shalt be mocked!
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
Use examples; that such as thou teachest may understand thee the better!
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
Take not thine enemy for thy friend; nor thy friend for thine enemy!
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
He is worst of all, that is malicious against his friends.
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
Reason not with him, that will deny the principal truths!
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
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.
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
Wish not the thing, which thou mayest not obtain!
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
He is not rich, that enjoyeth not his own goods.
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
Better be mute, than dispute with the Ignorant.
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
None but a Craftsman can judge of a craft.
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
It is better to suffer, than to do, wrong.
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
Rejoice not in another man's misfortune!
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
Be not hasty to speak; nor slow to hear!
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)