Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.
PYTHAGORASLearn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.
PYTHAGORASAbility and necessity dwell near each other.
PYTHAGORASAnger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.
PYTHAGORASAbove all things, respect yourself.
PYTHAGORASThe 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.
PYTHAGORASDo not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few!
PYTHAGORASDo not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.
PYTHAGORASA man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.
PYTHAGORASLet no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you.
PYTHAGORASStrength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.
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.
PYTHAGORASVirtue is harmony.
PYTHAGORASThe most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
PYTHAGORASAbove the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.
PYTHAGORASDo 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?
PYTHAGORASNo one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.
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