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Ptahhotep Quotes
9 sourced quotes from Ptahhotep across Maat.
“Maat is great and its effectiveness lasting. It has not been disturbed since the day of its creation.”
“If you find yourself in a position of authority, be courteous. The mouth of a wise man counsels and ennobles.”
“Do not be proud of your knowledge. Take counsel with the ignorant as well as the wise. The limits of skill cannot be reached. No one is fully equipped with the skill at his fingertips.”
“Hearken to your wife. Make her happy as long as you live. She is a fertile field for her lord. Do not contend with her in court.”
“Conceal your heart, control your mouth. Then your counsels will be among the magistrates. The truly silent man stands in the truth of his own measure.”
“Greed is a grievous sickness, of which there is no remedy. There is no relief for it. It is the destroyer of friends.”
“Speak truth, do truth, for it is great. It is mighty. It endures. Maat is its name.”
“A good listener is half a good speaker.”
“Pleasant is the speech of him who hears.”