Pythagoras Quotes
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There is no word or action but has its echo in Eternity.
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Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you.
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None can be free who is a slave to, and ruled by, his passions.
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Oh, my fellow men, do not defile your bodies with sinful foods. We have corn, we have apples bending down the branches with their weight, and grapes swelling on the vines. There are sweet-flavored herbs, and vegetables which can be cooked and softened over the fire, nor are you denied milk or thyme-scented honey. The earth affords a lavish supply of riches, of innocent foods, and offers you banquets that involve no bloodshed or slaughter; only beasts satisfy their hunger with flesh, and not even all of those, because horses, cattle, and sheep live on grass.
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Thou shalt likewise know that according to Law, the nature of this universe is in all things a like.
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Number is the ruler of forms and ideas, and the cause of gods and demons.
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Bless us, divine number, who generated gods and men. Number contains the root and source of eternally flowing creation.
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Every man has been made by God in order to acquire knowledge and contemplate.
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It is better to be silent, than to dispute with the Ignorant.
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Without Justice, no realm may prosper.
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Disbelieve nothing wonderful concerning the gods, nor concerning divine dogmas.
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A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.
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The soul of man is divided into three parts, intelligence, reason, and passion. Intelligence and passion are possessed by other animals, but reason by man alone.
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Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.
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Power is the near neighbour of necessity.
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Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
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If you're asked: What is the silence? Respond: It is the first stone of the Wisdom's temple.
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A stranger, if just, is not only to be preferred before a countryman, but a kinsman.
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Remind yourself that all men assert that wisdom is the greatest good, but that there are few who strenuously seek out that greatest good.
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Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.
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Better be mute, than dispute with the Ignorant.
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Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good.