It is wise to listen, not to me but to the Word, and to confess that all things are one.

οὐκ ἐμοῦ, ἀλλὰ τοῦ λόγου ἀκούσαντας ὁμολογεῖν σο­φόν ἐστιν ἓν πάντα εἶναί

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The word translated in these quotes and many others as "The Word" or "Reason", is the greek word λόγος (Logos).

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s: Listening not to me but to reason, it is wise to agree that all is one. Listening not to me but to the Word it is wise to agree that all things are one. He who hears not me but the logos will say: All is one. It is wise to hearken, not to me, but to my Word, and to confess that all things are one.

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