Epicharmus of Kos famous quotes

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Only mind has sight and hearing; all things else are deaf and blind.
-- Epicharmus of Kos

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The wise man must be wise before, not after, the event.
-- Epicharmus of Kos

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It is the understanding that sees and hears; it is the understanding that improves everything, that orders everything, and that acts, rules, and reigns.
-- Epicharmus of Kos

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Judgement, not passion should prevail.
-- Epicharmus of Kos

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The gods sell to us all the goods which they give us.
-- Epicharmus of Kos

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It will be thought that I am acting strangely in concerning myself at this day with what appears at first sight and simply a well-known method of fortune-telling.
As for being much known by sight, and pointed out, I cannot comprehend the honor that lies withal; whatsoever it be, every mountebank has it more than the best doctor.
I never set my sights low. I've always believed most people are ruined by the limitations they put on themselves. I was never afraid to take that step, to see what I was capable of doing. Does luck play a role in success, particularly in a creative field? Sure it does. But if you don't have the balls to give it a shot, you're destined to fail.
For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.
Since the pharmaceuticals don't make any money and they control the doctors. If the doctors don't make any money then all hell breaks loose. In communities like LA and New York they are using a lot of the youth for a test sight.
Maybe Iâ€™m just farsighted. The further away something is, the better I can see it but once it gets close, I lose sight of it.
Got a brand new semi-automatic weapon with a laser sight. Oh, I'm praying that somebody tries to break in here tonight.
Are you really angry, or simply aware of anger in the body and mind? Don't speculate, simply look at what is there.
You cannot have a good character today and at the same time have a small mind and a little heart. You cannot have a good character today and be merely a petty reformer.
A good roast of sun, it slows you, lets you relaxâ€“and out here if there's anything wrong, you can see it coming with bags of time to do what's next. This is the place and the weather for peace, for the cultivation of a friendly mind.

Epicharmus of Kos famous quotes

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