Pythagoras Quotes
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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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It is requisite to defend those who are unjustly accused of having acted injuriously, but to praise those who excel in a certain good.
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The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.
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Wind indeed increases fire, but custom love.
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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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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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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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Power is the near neighbour of necessity.
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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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Step not beyond the beam of the balance.
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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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Ability and necessity dwell near each other.
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It is better to be silent, than to dispute with the Ignorant.
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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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Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.
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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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Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.
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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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Let not sleep fall upon thy eyes till thou has thrice reviewed the transactions of the past day. Where have I turned aside from rectitude? What have I been doing? What have I left undone, which I ought to have done?
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Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb.
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Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will.
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Above all things, respect yourself.