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“We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we say.”
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“Man conquers the world by conquering himself.”
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“The goal of life is living in agreement with Nature.”
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“Well-being is attained little by little, and nevertheless is no little thing itself.”
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“When a dog is tied to a cart, if it wants to follow, it is pulled and follows, making its spontaneous act coincide with necessity. But if the dog does not follow, it will be compelled in any case. So it is with men too: even if they don't want to, they will be compelled to follow what is destined.”
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“if being is many, it must be both like and unlike, and this is impossible, for neither can the like be unlike, nor the unlike like”
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“The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.”
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“Nothing is more hostile to a firm grasp on knowledge than self-deception.”
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“All the good are friends of one another.”
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“We have two ears and one mouth, therefore we should listen twice as much as we speak.”
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“A friend is our alter ego.”
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“No loss should be more regrettable to us than losing our time, for it's irretrievable.”
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“Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue.”
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“He would stretch his arm out in from of his and show his open palm…and he would point to his hand and say “this is perception”. then he would SLIGHTLY close his fingers…just a little bit…so now he looks like Zeno with arthritis…and he points to his hand NOW and says “This is assent” you know.. agreement or belief in something. then he closes his fist tight and points to it and says “This is Comprehension”. Then he takes his other hand and grabs his fist…holding it closed and says “This is Knowledge.”
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