The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil – 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
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
Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few – 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
In this theater of man’s life, it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers-on – Pythagoras