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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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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Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.
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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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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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Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you.
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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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There are in woman's eyes two sorts of tears,--the one of grief, the other of deceit.
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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 is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman.
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Better be mute, than dispute with the Ignorant.
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Golden Verses So-called because they are "good as gold." They are by some attributed to Epicarmos, and by others to Empedocles, but always go under the name of Pythagoras, and seem quite in accordance with the excellent precepts of that philosopher. They are as follows: Ne'er suffer sleep thine eyes to close Before thy mind hath run O'er every act, and thought, and word, From dawn to set of sun; For wrong take shame, but grateful feel If just thy course hath been; Such effort day by day renewed Will ward thy soul from sin. E. C. B.
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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!