Quotes by Pythagoras

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

“In this theater of mans life, it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers-on.”

“Virtue is harmony.”

“One great use of words is to hide our thoughts”

“Words are but pictures of our thoughts.”

“Mans greatness lies in his power of thought.”

“Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.”

“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.”

“Above all things, reverence yourself.”

“Reason is immortal, all else mortal.”

“Some are slaves of ambition or money, but others are interested in understanding life itself. These give themselves the name of philosophers (lovers of wisdom), and they value the contemplation and discovery of nature beyond all other pursuits.”

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. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love.

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.

There are men and gods, and beings like Pythagoras.

Souls never die, but always on quitting one abode pass to another. All things change, nothing perishes. The soul passes hither and thither, occupying now this body, now that . . . As a wax is stamped with certain figures, then melted, then stamped anew with others, yet it is always the same wax. So, the Soul being always the same, yet wears at different times different forms.