Top 166 Quotes & Sayings by Pythagoras - Page 2

Animals share with us the privilege of having a soul.

There is no word or action but has its echo in Eternity.

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.

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.

Geometry is knowledge of the eternally existent.

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.

Repect yourself... The rest will follow.

None but God is wise.

Do not even think of doing what ought not to be done.

Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable.

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.

Allow not sleep to close your eyes before three times reflecting on Your actions of the day. What deeds Done well, what not, what left undone?

Number is the within of all things.

Better be mute, than dispute with the Ignorant.

Practice justice in word and deed, and do not get in the habit of acting thoughtlessly about anything.

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.

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.

The animals share with us the privilege of having a soul 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! In the midst of such wealth as earth, the best of mothers, provides, yet nothing satisfies you, but to behave like the Cyclopes, inflicting sorry wounds with cruel teeth! You cannot appease the hungry cravings of your wicked, gluttonous stomachs except by destroying some other life.

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!

Salt is born of the purest parents: the sun and the sea.

Consider before acting, to avoid foolishness: It is the worthless man who speaks and acts thoughtlessly.

So in life, some enter the services of fame and others money, but the best choice is that of those few who spend their time in the contemplation of nature, and as lovers of wisdom.

Write in the sand the flaws of your friend.

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.

Wisdom, thoroughly learned, will never be forgotten.

He is not rich, that enjoyeth not his own goods.

Truth is to be sought with a mind purified from the passions of the body. Having overcome evil things, thou shalt experience the union of the union mortal divinity with the mortal man.

Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.

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?

Every man has been made by God in order to acquire knowledge and contemplate.

You should make great things, not promising great things.

Without Justice, no realm may prosper.

You should help a man to take up a burden, but you should not help him put it back down.

Do not spend in excess like one who is careless of what is good, nor be miserly; the mean is best in every case.

Don't disarrange my circles!

He buries gold who hides the truth.

Don't eat your heart.

Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.

Practice restraint over the following: appetite, first, as well as sleep, lust, and anger.

A stone is frozen music

To cognize the Divine Essence - this is the highest purpose of soul, sent by the Creator to the Earth!

It is only necessary to make war with five things; with the maladies of the body, the ignorances of the mind, with the passions of the body, with the seditions of the city and the discords of families.

Many words befall men, mean and noble alike; do not be astonished by them, nor allow yourself to be constrained.

A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.

Respect gods before demigods, heroes before men, and first among men your parents; but respect yourself most of all.

Speak not nor act before thou hast reflected.

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.

Meditate upon my counsels; love them; follow them; To the divine virtues will they know how to lead thee. I swear it by the One who in our hearts engraved The sacred Tetrad , symbol immense and pure, Source of Nature and model of the Gods.

You will know that wretched men are the cause of their own suffering, who neither see nor hear the good that is near them, and few are the ones who know how to secure release from their troubles.

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.

Man know thyself; then thou shalt know the Universe and God.

When the wise man opens his mouth, the beauties of his soul present themselves to the view, like the statues in a temple.

There are in woman's eyes two sorts of tears,--the one of grief, the other of deceit.

Dear youths, I warn you cherish peace divine, And in your hearts lay deep these words of mine.

Government exists only for the good of the governed.

Number rules the universe.

Ability and necessity dwell near each other.

I would have to say the probability of us dying seems extremely high.

In this theater of man's life, it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers-on.

Instruct thyself for time and patience favor all.