Pythagoras Quotes
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Number rules the universe.
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Many words befall men, mean and noble alike; do not be astonished by them, nor allow yourself to be constrained.
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Practice restraint over the following: appetite, first, as well as sleep, lust, and anger.
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But respect yourself most of all.
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You should make great things, not promising great things.
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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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A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.
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You should help a man to take up a burden, but you should not help him put it back down.
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Govern your tongue before all other things, following the gods.
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Practice justice in word and deed, and do not get in the habit of acting thoughtlessly about anything.
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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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Number was the substance of all things.
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Lust weakens both body and mind.
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Know that death comes to everyone, and that wealth will sometimes be acquired, sometimes lost. Whatever griefs mortals suffer by divine chance, whatever destiny you have, endure it and do not complain. But it is right to improve it as much as you can, and remember this: Fate does not give very many of these griefs to good people.
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None but God is wise.
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Some are slaves of ambition or money, but others are interested in understanding life itself. These give themselves the name of philosophers , and they value the contemplation and discovery of nature beyond all other pursuits.
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Do not even think of doing what ought not to be done.