Pythagoras Quotes
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There is no word or action but has its echo in Eternity.
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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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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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Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you.
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Every man has been made by God in order to acquire knowledge and contemplate.
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Disbelieve nothing wonderful concerning the gods, nor concerning divine dogmas.
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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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It is better to be silent, than to dispute with the Ignorant.
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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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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 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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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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Better be mute, than dispute with the Ignorant.
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A stranger, if just, is not only to be preferred before a countryman, but a kinsman.
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The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.
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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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We ought not to quit our post without the permission of Him who commands; the post of man is life.