Don't wipe up a mess with a torch.
Pythagorean theorem, mathematics
A Pythagorean 'Symbol', possibly a practical warning or symbolic of not using something sacred for mundane tasks.
c. 570-495 BCE (interpreted later)
Found in 1 providers: gemini
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"Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you."
Strange & Unusual"Don't walk on the highway."
Strange & Unusual"Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable."
Shocking"Don't put a god's image on a ring."
Strange & Unusual"A chewed bean placed in the sun smells of human semen or of murderously spilt human blood."
Strange & Unusual