"The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or to evil."
— Pythagoras

January 1, 1970

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Variant translation: The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil. — As quoted in Ionia, a Quest (1954) by Freya Stark, p. 94