Pythagoras Quotes

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

“Above all things, reverence yourself.” 

“There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly.” 

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

"Friends share all things."

"Animals share with us the privilege of having a soul."

"Rejoice not in another man's misfortune!"

"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.”

"In this theater of man's life, it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers-on."

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Do not eat your heart.”

“Wisdom thoroughly learned will never be forgotten”

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

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

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

“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.”

"Let no sleep fall upon thy eyes till thou hast thrice reviewed the transactions of the past day. Where have I turned aside from rectitude? What have I been doing? What have I left undone, which I ought to have done? 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.”

“Virtue is harmony.”

“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”