In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.
PythagorasRead
Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
Interpretation
Friends support each other on the journey of life towards happiness.
This quote by Pythagoras emphasizes the importance of friendship in navigating life's challenges. Friends are not just acquaintances; they are companions who should help one another to overcome obstacles and strive for a happier existence together, highlighting the collaborative aspect of achieving joy in life.
In practice
During a speech at a wedding, you can emphasize the importance of friendship in the couple's journey together.
In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.
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Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.
Animals share with us the privilege of having a soul.
Silence is better than unmeaning words.
Reason is immortal, all else mortal.
Social media has given us this idea that we should all have a posse of friends when in reality, if we have one or two really good friends, we are lucky.
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And much more am I sorrier for my good knights' loss than for the loss of my fair queen; for queens I might have enough, but such a fellowship of good knights shall never be together in no company.
All I required to be happy was friendship and people I could admire.
Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.
Friendship embraces innumerable ends; turn where you will it is ever at your side; no barrier shuts it out; it is never untimely and never in the way.
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