Apollonius of Tyana famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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There is no death of anyone, save in appearance, just as there is no birth of any, save only in seeming.
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The only prayer which a well-meaning man can pray is, O ye gods, give me whatever is fitting unto me!
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In India, I found a race of mortals living upon the Earth, but not adhering to it, inhabiting cities, but not being fixed to them, possessing everything, but possessed by nothing.
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Pythagoras said that the most divine art was that of healing. And if the healing art is most divine, it must occupy itself with the soul as well as with the body; for no creature can be sound so long as the higher part in it is sickly.
-- Apollonius of Tyana
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I have always had that inner drive, since my birth. And I have always devoted myself gladly to work - to work and to the struggle.
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For he who is honest is noble, Whatever his fortunes or birth.
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Why did I not know that birth is the pinnacle where women discover the courage to become mothers?
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But pain is hard to put into words and in life there is always pain. It’s as natural as birth or death. Pain makes us who we are, it teaches us and tames us, it can destroy and it can save.
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Love preserves one moment for ever, the moment of its birth. The beloved never ages.
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There is only the constant knowledge and enjoyment of the Heart, moment to moment, through the instant of all conditions of appearance and disappearance. Of this I am perfectly certain. I am That.
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In appearance the labor system of all the colonies was the same.
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American closets are filled with once-worn clothes that got a bad review from a friend on their first appearance.
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I'm too shy for personal appearances, and I've found out that anytime I talk about my writing, I can't do any writing for many weeks afterward.
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By nature servile, people attempt at first glance to find signs of good breeding in the appearance of those who occupy more exalted stations.
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