Pythagoras Quotes
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Assist a man in raising a burden; but do not assist him in laying it down.
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Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul.
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Before all, be real. Only the truth gives to the word the Orpheus' Lyre power.
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The octave formed a circle and gave our noble earth its form.
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Wealth is a weak anchor, and glory cannot support a man; this is the law of God, that virtue only is firm, and cannot be shaken by a tempest.
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Most men and women, by birth or nature, lack the means to advance in wealth or power, but all have the ability to advance in knowledge.
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Government exists only for the good of the governed.
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It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
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Envy has been, is, and shall be, the destruction of many. What is there, that Envy hath not defamed, or Malice left undefiled? Truly, no good thing.
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Beans have a soul.
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The experience of life in a finite, limited body is specifically for the purpose of discovering and manifesting supernatural existence.
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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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Abstain from animals.
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The beginning of every government starts with the education of our youth.
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He who knoweth not what he ought to know, is a brute beast among men; he that knoweth no more than he hath need of, is a man among brute beasts; and he that knoweth all that may be known, is as a God among men.
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Above all have respect for yourself.
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Let a man use great reverence and manners to himself.
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Don't disarrange my circles!
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If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if solid, fluid; if hard, soft; if rough, smooth; if calm, tempest; if prosperity, adversity; if life, death.
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Practice restraint over the following: appetite, first, as well as sleep, lust, and anger.