Pythagoras Quotes
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Silence is better than unmeaning words.
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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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There is no word or action but has its echo in Eternity.
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None can be free who is a slave to, and ruled by, his passions.
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Number is the ruler of forms and ideas, and the cause of gods and demons.
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Every man has been made by God in order to acquire knowledge and contemplate.
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Without Justice, no realm may prosper.
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Friendship is one soul in two bodies.
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Disbelieve nothing wonderful concerning the gods, nor concerning divine dogmas.
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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.
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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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Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
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Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.
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The stars in the heavens sing a music, if only we had ears to hear.
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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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A stranger, if just, is not only to be preferred before a countryman, but a kinsman.
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He is not rich, that enjoyeth not his own goods.
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There are in woman's eyes two sorts of tears,--the one of grief, the other of deceit.
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Better be mute, than dispute with the Ignorant.
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There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman.
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We ought not to quit our post without the permission of Him who commands; the post of man is life.
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Hate and fear breed a poison in the blood, which if continued, affects eyes, ears, nose and the organs of digestion. Therefore, it is not wise to hear and remember the unkind things others might say about you.
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Alas, what wickedness to swallow flesh into our own flesh, to fatten our greedy bodies by cramming in other bodies, to have one living creature fed by the death of another!
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The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.