Pythagoras Quotes

Meditate upon my counsels; love them; follow them; To the divine virtues will they know how to lead thee. I swear it by the One who in our hearts engraved The sacred Tetrad, symbol immense and pure, Source of Nature and model of the Gods.

Number rules the universe.

Envy has been, is, and shall be, the destruction of many. What is there, that Envy hath not defamed, or Malice left undefiled? Truly, no good thing.

Write in the sand the flaws of your friend.

Rejoice not in another man's misfortune!

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.

A fool is known by his speech, and a wise man by silence.

He is not rich, that enjoyeth not his own goods.

Having departed from your house, turn not back; for the furies will be your attendants.

Disbelieve nothing wonderful concerning the gods, nor concerning divine dogmas.

"The oldest, shortest words — "yes" and "no" — are those which require the most thought."

Sobriety is the strength of the soul, for it preserves its reason unclouded by passion.

most men and women, by birth or nature, lack the means to advance in wealth or power, but all have the ability to advance in knowledge.

Ama a verdade até o martírio.

Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.