V - VIII ...Of all the rest of mankind , make him your friend who distinguishes himself by his virtue...
...Always give ear to his mild exhortations , ...and take example from his virtuous and useful actions... ...Avoid as much as possible hating your friend for a slight fault...
...who not only inspired him during the years of his life...
...but after his assassination continued to promulgate his doctrines...
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...The universal impact of art forms transcends the limitations imposed by language, custom, or belief...
...The Greeks held that through the eyes and ears it was possible to nourish the soul...
...Pythagoras taught that certain forms of illness could be treated by presenting to the attention of the patient figures of the symmetrical geometric solids...
...He is said to have received this doctrine from the priests of Egypt...
...As the body of man is nourished by food, the internal psychic self is sustained by the contemplation of beauty...
...Among the secret sciences of antiquity the laws regulating harmonic proportions in form, color, sound, and motion, were carefully examined and considered...
...Rejoicing in the likeness of itself, which it beholds in beauty and order, the soul rushes forth to embrace that which substantiates its own disposition...
...By this motion of his interior principle, man is strengthened and inspired to restore the harmony of his being...
...When man becomes beautiful internally, and discovers himself to be a creature of beauty possessing an internal insight greater than his external perceptions, he is converted to reality by the yearnings and longings of his own heart...
...His mind responds to the instruction of the wise, but his soul to the revelation of the eternal...
