No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.
PYTHAGORASNo one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.
PYTHAGORASAbove all things, reverence yourself.
PYTHAGORASAs soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.
PYTHAGORASEducate the children and it won’t be necessary to punish the men.
PYTHAGORASA blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.
PYTHAGORASIn anger we should refrain both from speech and action.
PYTHAGORASFriends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
PYTHAGORASIt is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.
PYTHAGORASWe 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.
PYTHAGORASThe wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.
PYTHAGORASAs long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seeds of murder and pain cannot reap the joy of love.
PYTHAGORASLearn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.
PYTHAGORASStrength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.
PYTHAGORASThere is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman.
PYTHAGORASRest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
PYTHAGORASIt is better to be silent, than to dispute with the Ignorant.
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