Pythagoras quotes

In anger we should refrain both from speech and action. (Pythagoras)
Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will.
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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 flesh, with the seditions of the politic and the discords of families.
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Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.
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Above all things, reverence yourself.
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There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.
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It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence.
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Reason is immortal, all else mortal.
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The oldest, shortest words - "yes" and "no" - are those which require the most thought.
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As long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seeds of murder and pain cannot reap the joy of love.
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Silence is better than unmeaning words. (Pythagoras)
As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.
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Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.
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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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You should make great things, not promising great things.
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Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.
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Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.
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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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Friends share all things.
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No man is free who cannot command himself.
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Write in the sand the flaws of your friend. (Pythagoras)
Virtue is harmony.
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The soul of man is divided into three parts, intelligence, reason, and passion. Intelligence and passion are possessed by other animals, but reason by man alone.
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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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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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