Quotes by Pythagoras

“Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.”

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

“Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.”

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

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

“Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself.”

“Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will”

“A thought is an idea in transit.”

“Silence is better than unmeaning words.”

“Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance”

“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.”

“Do not eat your heart.”

“Wisdom thoroughly learned will never be forgotten”

“Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable”

“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”

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

“Everyone has a right to be stupid; some people just abuse the privilege.”

“We must have reasons for speech but we need none for silence”

“Silence is one great art of conversation.”

“Sobriety, severity, and self-respect are the foundations of all true sociality.”