“Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.” – Pythagoras
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"Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself." – Pythagoras
"Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself." – Pythagoras
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