Pythagoras Quotes
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The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.
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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 most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
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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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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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Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.
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The earth affords a lavish supply of richess 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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It is required to find the infinitely big inside what's infinitely small to feel the presence of God.
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Do not spend in excess like one who is careless of what is good, nor be miserly; the mean is best in every case.
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There are men and gods, and beings like Pythagoras.
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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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Animals share with us the privilege of having a soul.
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Having departed from your house, turn not back; for the furies will be your attendants.
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Number is the ruler of forms and ideas, and the cause of gods and daemons.
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A good Soul hath neither too great joy, nor too great sorrow: for it rejoiceth in goodness; and it sorroweth in wickedness. By the means whereof, when it beholdeth all things, and seeth the good and bad so mingled together, it can neither rejoice greatly; nor be grieved with over much sorrow.
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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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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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When the wise man opens his mouth, the beauties of his soul present themselves to the view, like the statues in a temple.
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Man know thyself; then thou shalt know the Universe and God.
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Thought is an Idea in transit, which when once released, never can be lured back, nor the spoken word recalled.
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Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will.
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Do not go to bed until you have gone over the day three times in your mind. What wrong did I do? What good did I accomplish? What did I forget to do?
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Do not despise anyone: an atom shadowing.
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Consider before acting, to avoid foolishness: It is the worthless man who speaks and acts thoughtlessly.