Pythagoras Quotes
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Those alone are dear to Divinity who are hostile to injustice.
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Let exercise alternate with rest.
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God built the universe on numbers.
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Neither will the horse be adjudged to be generous, that is sumptuously adorned, but the horse whose nature is illustrious; nor is the man worthy who possesses great wealth, but he whose soul is generous.
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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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Let a man use great reverence and manners to himself.
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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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Number is the within of all things.
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Don't disarrange my circles!
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Government exists only for the good of the governed.
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Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.
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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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Beans have a soul.
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The beginning of every government starts with the education of our youth.
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The octave formed a circle and gave our noble earth its form.
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Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.
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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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One must choose in all things a mean just and good.
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The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment.
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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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A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.
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Abstain from animals.
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Souls never die, but always on quitting one abode pass to another. All things change, nothing perishes. The soul passes hither and thither, occupying now this body, now that... As a wax is stamped with certain figures, then melted, then stamped anew with others, yet it is always the same wax. So, the Soul being always the same, yet wears at different times different forms.
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The experience of life in a finite, limited body is specifically for the purpose of discovering and manifesting supernatural existence.