Pythagoras quotes - page 2

Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be. Custom will soon render it easy and agreeable. (Pythagoras)
The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
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A fool is known by his Speech; and a wise man by Silence.
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Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.
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Number is the ruler of forms and ideas, and the cause of gods and daemons.
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The wind is blowing, adore the wind.
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Better be mute, than dispute with the Ignorant.
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Abstain from beans.
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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.
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Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.
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Number rules the universe. (Pythagoras)
Declining from the public ways, walk in unfrequented paths.
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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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Man know thyself; then thou shalt know the Universe and God.
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It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.
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He is not rich, that enjoyeth not his own goods.
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Disbelieve nothing wonderful concerning the gods, nor concerning divine dogmas.
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Having departed from your house, turn not back; for the furies will be your attendants.
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Remind yourself that all men assert that wisdom is the greatest good, but that there are few who strenuously seek out that greatest good.
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A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.
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Do not even think of doing what ought not to be done. (Pythagoras)
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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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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None can be free who is a slave to, and ruled by, his passions.
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Wind indeed increases fire, but custom love.
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