Pythagoras Quotes
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It is better to be silent, than to dispute with the Ignorant.
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He is not rich, that enjoyeth not his own goods.
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Power is the near neighbour of necessity.
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Wind indeed increases fire, but custom love.
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The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.
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Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.
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Step not beyond the beam of the balance.
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Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
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Having departed from your house, turn not back; for the furies will be your attendants.
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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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Despise all those things which when liberated from the body you will not want; invoke the Gods to become your helpers.
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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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The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
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Know thyself and thou wilt know the universe.
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God built the universe on numbers.
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Number is the ruler of forms and ideas, and the cause of gods and daemons.
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Those alone are dear to Divinity who are hostile to injustice.
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Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb.
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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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When going to the temple to adore Divinity neither say nor do any thing in the interim pertaining to the common affairs of life.
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Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.
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Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will.
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Virtue is harmony.
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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.