Pythagoras Quotes

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When going to the temple to adore Divinity neither say nor do any thing in the interim pertaining to the common affairs of life.

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If thou intend to do any good; tarry not till tomorrow! for thou knowest not what may chance thee this night.

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We ought so to behave to one another as to avoid making enemies of our friends, and at the same time to make friends of our enemies.

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Dispose thy Soul to all good and necessary things!

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Tell not abroad what thou intendest to do; for if thou speed not, thou shalt be mocked!

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Disbelieve nothing wonderful concerning the gods, nor concerning divine dogmas.

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

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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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Nothing perishes in this world; but things merely vary and change their form. To be born, means simply that a thing begins to be something different from what it was before; and dying, is ceasing to be the same thing. Yet, although nothing retains long the same image, the sum of the whole remains constant.

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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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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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It is requisite to choose the most excellent life; for custom will make it pleasant. Wealth is an infirm anchor, glory is still more infirm; and in a similar manner, the body, dominion, and honour. For all these are imbecile and powerless. What then are powerful anchors. Prudence, magnanimity, fortitude. These no tempest can shake. This is the Law of God, that virtue is the only thing that is strong; and that every thing else is a trifle.

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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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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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As long as Man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings, he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love.

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Assist a man in raising a burden; but do not assist him in laying it down.

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Honor Wisdom; and deny it not to them that would learn; and shew it unto them that dispraise it! Sow not the sea fields!

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It is requisite to defend those who are unjustly accused of having acted injuriously, but to praise those who excel in a certain good.

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Number is the ruler of forms and ideas, and the cause of gods and daemons.

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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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A fool is known by his Speech; and a wise man by Silence.

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