Pythagoras
Pythagoras of Samos was an Ionian Greek philosopher, mathematician, and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. Most of the information about Pythagoras was written down centuries after he lived, so very little reliable information is known about him. Around 530 BC, he moved to Croton, in Magna Graecia, and there set up a religious sect. His followers pursued the religious rites and practices developed by Pythagoras, and studied his philosophical theories.
The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil – Pythagoras
♦ The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil – Pythagoras
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 – Pythagoras
♦ 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 – Pythagoras
Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself – Pythagoras
♦ Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself – Pythagoras
Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself – Pythagoras
♦ Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself – Pythagoras
Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body – Pythagoras
♦ Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body – Pythagoras
Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will – Pythagoras
♦ Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will – Pythagoras
Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few – Pythagoras
♦ Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few – Pythagoras
Silence is better than unmeaning words – Pythagoras
♦ Silence is better than unmeaning words – Pythagoras
Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few – Pythagoras
♦ Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few – Pythagoras
No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself – Pythagoras
♦ No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself – Pythagoras
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 – Pythagoras
♦ 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 – Pythagoras
There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman – Pythagoras
♦ There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman – Pythagoras
There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly – Pythagoras
♦ There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly – Pythagoras
Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good- Pythagoras
♦ Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good- Pythagoras
Reason is immortal, all else mortal – Pythagoras
♦ Reason is immortal, all else mortal – Pythagoras
Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life – Pythagoras
♦ Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life – Pythagoras
Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion – Pythagoras
♦ Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion – Pythagoras
The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought – Pythagoras
♦ The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought – Pythagoras
As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom – Pythagoras
♦ As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom – Pythagoras
There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres – Pythagoras
♦ There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres – Pythagoras
A thought is an idea in transit – Pythagoras
♦ A thought is an idea in transit – Pythagoras
In this theater of man’s life, it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers-on – Pythagoras
♦ In this theater of man’s life, it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers-on – Pythagoras
Above all things, reverence yourself – Pythagoras
♦ Above all things, reverence yourself – Pythagoras
Virtue is harmony – Pythagoras
♦ Virtue is harmony – Pythagoras
