Placing your stick at the end of the shadow of the pyramid, you made by the sun's rays … - Thales

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I see myself as most people see themselves, you have good days and bad days. I don't think I'm better looking now than I did three years ago.

Thales

Placing your stick at the end of the shadow of the pyramid, you made by the sun's rays two triangles, and so proved that the pyramid [height] was to the stick [height] as the shadow of the pyramid to the shadow of the stick.

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The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.

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What is it that is most beautiful? - The Universe; for it is the work of God. What is most powerful? - Necessity; because it triumphs over all things. What is most difficult? - To know one's self. What is most easy? - To give advice. What method must we take to lead a good life? - To do nothing we would condemn in others. What is necessary to happiness? - A sound body and a contented mind.

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Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing.

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Who is happy? This is a person, who has a healthy body, is dowered with peace of mind and cultivates his talents.

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Nothing is more active than thought, for it travels over the universe, and nothing is stronger than necessity for all must submit to it.

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