Pythagoras Quotes

It is requisite to choose the most excellent life; for custom will make it pleasant. Wealth is an infirm anchor, glory is still more infirm; and in a similar manner, the body, dominion, and honour. For all these are imbecile and powerless. What then are powerful anchors. Prudence, magnanimity, fortitude. These no tempest can shake. This is the Law of God, that virtue is the only thing that is strong; and that every thing else is a trifle.

A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.

Cut not fire with a sword.

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

You should make great things, not promising great things.

Man know thyself; then thou shalt know the Universe and God.

There is geometry in the humming of the strings. There is music in the spacing of the spheres.

Practice justice in word and deed, and do not get in the habit of acting thoughtlessly about anything.

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.

None can be free who is a slave to, and ruled by, his passions.

By Silence, the discretion of a man is known: and a fool, keeping Silence, seemeth to be wise.

κοινὰ τὰ φίλων εἶναι καὶ φιλίαν ἰσότητα.

Friends share all things.

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

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