"Oh, my fellow men, do not defile your……" — Pythagoras
"Oh, my fellow men, do not defile your bodies with sinful foods. We have corn, we have apples bending down the branches with their weight, and grapes swelling on the vines. There are sweet-flavored herbs, and vegetables which can be cooked and softened over the fire, nor are you denied milk or thyme-scented honey. The earth affords a lavish supply of riches, of innocent foods, and offers you banquets that involve no bloodshed or slaughter; only beasts satisfy their hunger with flesh, and not even all of those, because horses, cattle, and sheep live on grass."
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Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
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Silence is better than unmeaning words.
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But respect yourself most of all.
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The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.
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Better be mute, than dispute with the Ignorant.
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Man know thyself; then thou shalt know the Universe and God.
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