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. Such is the fate that harms their minds; like pebbles they are tossed about from one thing to another with cares unceasing. For the dread companion Strife harms them unawares, whom one must not walk behind, but withdraw from and flee.


As quoted in Divine Harmony: The Life and Teachings of Pythagoras by John Strohmeier and Peter Westbrook (1999) - The Golden Verses

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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...

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...

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...

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...