Pythagoras Quotes

Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul.

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• Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul.

  

  Pythagoras
  • God
  • Truth
  • Perfection