Pythagoras Quotes

A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.

Do not go to bed until you have gone over the day three times in your mind. What wrong did I do? What good did I accomplish? What did I forget to do?

The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment

The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.

Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb.

There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.

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.

Don't try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination.

Numbers have a way of taking a man by the hand and leading him down the path of reason.

In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.

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.

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

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.

Animals share with us the privilege of having a soul.

Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.

Silence is better than unmeaning words.

If you have a wounded heart, touch it as little as you would an injured eye. There are only two remedies for the suffering of the soul: hope and patience.

If you're asked: What is the silence? Respond: It is the first stone of the Wisdom's temple.

It is better to be silent, than to dispute with the Ignorant.

Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you.

Above all things, respect yourself.

Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.

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!

As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.

Friendship is one soul in two bodies.

Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.

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.

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

The experience of life in a finite, limited body is specifically for the purpose of discovering and manifesting supernatural existence.

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

A thought is an idea in transit.

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

Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.

A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.

Evolution is the Law of Life Number is the Law of the Universe Unity is the Law of God

Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.

Love that shines from within cannot be darkened by obstacles of the world of consequences!

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

No man is free who cannot control himself.

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.

Know thyself and thou wilt know the universe.

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

Don't eat your heart.

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.

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.

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

Lust weakens both body and mind.

Wisdom, thoroughly learned, will never be forgotten.

None but God is wise.

Number is the within of all things.