Definitions
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- verb archaic Second-person singular simple present form of
avoid .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"What thou avoidest suffering thyself seek not to impose on others."
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But a brief existence is common to all things, and yet thou avoidest and pursuest all things as if they would be eternal.
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But a brief existence is common to all things, and yet thou avoidest and pursuest all things as if they would be eternal.
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But a brief existence is common to all things, and yet thou avoidest and pursuest all things as if they would be eternal.
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But if thou avoidest sin, and goest out of thyself in this respect, and passest away into that in which thou canst have neither suffering nor sorrow -- since pain is not pain to thee there, nor suffering suffering, but all things are unmingled peace -- then it is well with thee in very truth.
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But a brief existence is common to all things, and yet thou avoidest and pursuest all things as if they would be eternal.
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But a brief existence is common to all things, and yet thou avoidest and pursuest all things as if they would be eternal.
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(Isocrates) "What thou avoidest suffering thyself seek not to impose on others."
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(Isocrates) "What thou avoidest suffering thyself seek not to impose on others."
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The Rule, in one form or another, is a basic part of all religions and has a foundation in ancient Greek philosophies, including that of Epictetus, "What thou avoidest suffering thyself seek not to impose on others."
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