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The wind is blowing, adore the wind.
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.
A fool is known by his Speech; and a wise man by Silence.
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
If thou intend to do any good; tarry not till to-morrow! for thou knowest not what may chance thee this night.
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
Honor Wisdom; and deny it not to them that would learn; and shew it unto them that dispraise it! Sow not the sea fields!
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
If thy fellows hurt thee in small things, suffer it! and be as bold with them!
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
Wisdom thoroughly learned, will never be forgotten.
Science is got by diligence; but Discretion and Wisdom cometh of GOD.
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
Work at these things, practice them, these are the things you ought to desire; they are what will put you on the path of divine virtue — yes, by the one who entrusted our soul with the tetraktys, source of ever-flowing nature. Pray to the gods for success and get to work.
A solitary man is a God, or a beast.
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
Silence is better than unmeaning words. (Sextus 366)
Attempt nothing above thy strength!
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
Meditate upon my counsels; love them; follow them;
To the divine virtues will they know how to lead thee.
I swear it by the One who in our hearts engraved
The sacred Tetrad, symbol immense and pure,
Source of Nature and model of the Gods.
It is only necessary to make war with five things; with the maladies of the body, the ignorances of the mind, with the passions of the body, with the seditions of the city and the discords of families.
In all thou dost first let thy Prayers ascend,
And to the Gods thy Labours first commend,
From them implore Success, and hope a prosperous End.
Not frequently man from man.
the translation of Thomas Taylor (1818)
The concept of a harmonious universe ordered according to "the Great Chain of Being" — a chain that connects the continuum of matter, body, mind, soul and spirit — stands as one of the most fundamental ideas of western thought.
Without Justice, no realm may prosper.
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
I was Euphorbus at the siege of Troy.
To use Virtue is perfect blessedness.
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)
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.
The Sayings of the Wise (1555)