Above all things, reverence yourself.
PYTHAGORASAbove all things, reverence yourself.
PYTHAGORASA fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.
PYTHAGORASIf 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.
PYTHAGORASThe most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
PYTHAGORASThere is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman.
PYTHAGORASFriends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
PYTHAGORASAnger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.
PYTHAGORASDo not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.
PYTHAGORASKnow thyself and thou wilt know the universe.
PYTHAGORASYou should make great things, not promising great things.
PYTHAGORASIf you’re asked: What is the silence? Respond: It is the first stone of the Wisdom’s temple.
PYTHAGORASFriends share all things.
PYTHAGORASThere is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.
PYTHAGORASAbove the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.
PYTHAGORASPractice justice in word and deed, and do not get in the habit of acting thoughtlessly about anything.
PYTHAGORASSilence is better than unmeaning words.
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