Pythagoras Quotes & Sayings

Those alone are dear to Divinity who are hostile to injustice. — Pythagoras

A thought is an idea in transit. — Pythagoras

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

You will know that wretched men are the cause of their own suffering, who neither see nor hear the good that is near them, and few are the ones who know how to secure release from their troubles. — Pythagoras

Let not sleep fall upon thy eyes till thou has 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? — Pythagoras

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 — Pythagoras

Above all things, respect yourself. — Pythagoras

Don't disarrange my circles! — Pythagoras

Write in the sand the flaws of your friend. — Pythagoras

You should help a man to take up a burden, but you should not help him put it back down. — Pythagoras

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

God built the universe on numbers. — Pythagoras

There are men and gods, and beings like Pythagoras. — Pythagoras

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

Above all have respect for yourself. — Pythagoras

Music is the harmonization of opposites; the conciliation of warring elements — Pythagoras

Every man has been made by God in order to acquire knowledge and contemplate. — Pythagoras

Lust weakens both body and mind. — Pythagoras

Assist a man in raising a burden; but do not assist him in laying it down. — Pythagoras

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

As soon as you awake, in order Lay the actions to be done the coming day. — Pythagoras

Thou shalt likewise know that according to Law, the nature of this universe is in all things a like. — Pythagoras

The soul of man is divided into three parts, intelligence, reason, and passion. Intelligence and passion are possessed by other animals, but reason by man alone. — Pythagoras

As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom. — Pythagoras

We ought so to behave to one another as to avoid making enemies of our friends, and at the same time to make friends of our enemies. — Pythagoras

Let exercise alternate with rest. — Pythagoras

He buries gold who hides the truth. — Pythagoras

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. — Pythagoras

Repect yourself ... The rest will follow. — Pythagoras

Golden Verses So-called because they are "good as gold." They are by some attributed to Epicarmos, and by others to Empedocles, but always go under the name of Pythagoras, and seem quite in accordance with the excellent precepts of that philosopher. They are as follows: Ne'er suffer sleep thine eyes to close Before thy mind hath run O'er every act, and thought, and word, From dawn to set of sun; For wrong take shame, but grateful feel If just thy course hath been; Such effort day by day renewed Will ward thy soul from sin. E. C. B. — Pythagoras

Do not even think of doing what ought not to be done. — Pythagoras

Wind indeed increases fire, but custom love. — Pythagoras

The experience of life in a finite, limited body is specifically for the purpose of discovering and manifesting supernatural existence. — Pythagoras

Neither will the horse be adjudged to be generous, that is sumptuously adorned, but the horse whose nature is illustrious; nor is the man worthy who possesses great wealth, but he whose soul is generous. — Pythagoras

Evolution is the Law of Life
Number is the Law of the Universe
Unity is the Law of God — Pythagoras

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

Do not go to bed until you have gone over the day three times in your mind. What wrong did I do? What good did I accomplish? What did I forget to do? — Pythagoras

I would have to say the probability of us dying seems extremely high. — Pythagoras

Do not spend in excess like one who is careless of what is good, nor be miserly; the mean is best in every case. — Pythagoras

Salt is born of the purest parents: the sun and the sea. — Pythagoras

The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment — Pythagoras

Without Justice, no realm may prosper. — Pythagoras

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

A good Soul hath neither too great joy, nor too great sorrow: for it rejoiceth in goodness; and it sorroweth in wickedness. By the means whereof, when it beholdeth all things, and seeth the good and bad so mingled together, it can neither rejoice greatly; nor be grieved with over much sorrow. — Pythagoras

Animals share with us the privilege of having a soul. — Pythagoras

Ability and necessity dwell near each other. — Pythagoras

But respect yourself most of all. — Pythagoras

Declining from the public ways, walk in unfrequented paths. — Pythagoras

It is only necessary to make war with five things; with the maladies of the body, the ignorances of the mind, with the passions of the body, with the seditions of the city and the discords of families. — Pythagoras

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

If men with fleshly mortals must be fed, and chew with bleeding teeth the breathing bread; what else is this but to devour our guests, and barbarously renew Cyclopean feasts? While Earth not only can your needs supply, but, lavish of her store, provides for luxury; a guiltless feast administers with ease, and without blood is prodigal to please. — Pythagoras

Many words befall men, mean and noble alike; do not be astonished by them, nor allow yourself to be constrained. — Pythagoras

The stars in the heavens sing a music, if only we had ears to hear — Pythagoras

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. — Pythagoras

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

Each celestial body, in fact each and every atom, produces a particular sound on account of its movement, its rhythm or vibration. All these sounds and vibrations form a universal harmony in which each element, while having it's own function and character, contributes to the whole. — Pythagoras

A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy. — Pythagoras

Should one in boldness say, Lo, I am God!
Besides the One
Eternal
Infinite,
Then let him from the throne he has usurped
Put forth his power and form another globe,
Such as we dwell in, saying, This is mine.
Nor only so, but in this new domain
For ever let him dwell. if this he can,
Then verily he is a god proclaimed. — Pythagoras

He lived far from the gods, but in his mind he was at home with them. — Pythagoras

Beans have a soul. — Pythagoras

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

Reason is immortal, all else mortal. — Pythagoras

The wind is blowing. Adore the wind. — Pythagoras

Better be mute, than dispute with the Ignorant. — Pythagoras

Allow not sleep to close your eyes before three times reflecting on Your actions of the day. What deeds Done well, what not, what left undone? — Pythagoras

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself. — Pythagoras

It is requisite to defend those who are unjustly accused of having acted injuriously, but to praise those who excel in a certain good. — Pythagoras

Truth is to be sought with a mind purified from the passions of the body. Having overcome evil things, thou shalt experience the union of the union mortal divinity with the mortal man. — Pythagoras

Friendship is one soul in two bodies. — Pythagoras

Oh, my fellow men, do not defile your bodies with sinful foods. We have corn, we have apples bending down the branches with their weight, and grapes swelling on the vines. There are sweet-flavored herbs, and vegetables which can be cooked and softened over the fire, nor are you denied milk or thyme-scented honey. The earth affords a lavish supply of riches, of innocent foods, and offers you banquets that involve no bloodshed or slaughter; only beasts satisfy their hunger with flesh, and not even all of those, because horses, cattle, and sheep live on grass. — Pythagoras

We come from God. As the tree from the root and the stream from the spring; that's why we should always be in contact with Him, as the trunk from the root. Because the stream dries up when it is separated from the spring and the tree dies when is uprooted. — Pythagoras

Don't eat your heart. — Pythagoras

Number was the substance of all things. — Pythagoras

Power is the near neighbour of necessity. — Pythagoras

No man is free who cannot control himself. — Pythagoras

Remind yourself that all men assert that wisdom is the greatest good, but that there are few who strenuously seek out that greatest good. — Pythagoras

Friends share all things. — Pythagoras

Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. — Pythagoras

It is required to find the infinitely big inside what's infinitely small to feel the presence of God. — Pythagoras

Geometry is knowledge of the eternally existent. — Pythagoras

A fool is known by his
speech; and a wise man by
silence. — Pythagoras

Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb. — Pythagoras

Respect gods before demigods, heroes before men, and first among men your parents; but respect yourself most of all. — Pythagoras

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

One must choose in all things a mean just and good. — Pythagoras

Virtue is harmony. — Pythagoras

Thought is an Idea in transit, which when once released, never can be lured back, nor the spoken word recalled. Nor ever can the overt act be erased. — Pythagoras

Know thyself and thou wilt know the universe. — Pythagoras

If you're asked: What is the silence? Respond: It is the first stone of the Wisdom's temple. — Pythagoras

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

Consider before acting, to avoid foolishness: It is the worthless man who speaks and acts thoughtlessly. — Pythagoras

There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman. — Pythagoras

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

Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence. — Pythagoras

The animals share with us the privilege of having a soul Alas, what wickedness to swallow flesh into our own flesh, to fatten our greedy bodies by cramming in other bodies, to have one living creature fed by the death of another! In the midst of such wealth as earth, the best of mothers, provides, yet nothing satisfies you, but to behave like the Cyclopes, inflicting sorry wounds with cruel teeth! You cannot appease the hungry cravings of your wicked, gluttonous stomachs except by destroying some other life. — Pythagoras

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. — Pythagoras

Let a man use great reverence and manners to himself. — Pythagoras

Number rules the universe. — Pythagoras

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

Alas, what wickedness to swallow flesh into our own flesh, to fatten our greedy bodies by cramming in other bodies, to have one living creature fed by the death of another! — Pythagoras