1. "Silence is the fence round wisdom."
2. "Say little and do much."
3. "Do not live near a pious fool."
4. "There are three crowns: of the law, the priesthood, and the kingship; but the crown of a good name is greater than them all."
5. "He who possesses a knowledge of God, and a knowledge of man, will not easily commit sin." 'Sin' in Greek is "hamartia," which is a state or condition of an "intellectual error in judgmental reasoning." Understanding this concept of 'sin' affirms the freedom and the acceptance of the full responsibility and consequences for one’s own actions. A person can only achieve victory over gross or beastly passions through knowledge. We are by nature NOT sinful or unclean but we drift away by thoughts, words and actions from our own inborn highest potential or divine selves (indwelling spirit of God – Genesis 1:27; 2:7 and Psalms 82:6) and by living a life in the lower stages of consciousness, like the prodigal son who chose to be in self-exile. We should not blame "Adam and Eve," ancestors, parents or anyone for our own transgressions or "intellectual error in judgmental reasoning." The source of evil is ignorance, irrationality and fear.
6. "Be not the friend of one who wears the cloak of a saint to cover the deformities of a fool."
7. "Understand a man by his own deeds and words. The impressions of others lead to false judgment."
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