Pythagoras Quotes

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

Numbers are the language of nature.

As soon as laws are necessary for men, they cease to be fit for freedom.

To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.

The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day.

Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be. Custom will soon render it easy and agreeable.

The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.

The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.

Reason is immortal, all else mortal.

Educate children without religion and you make a race of clever devils.

There is no harm in repeating a good thing.

A fool is known by his speech, and a wise man by silence.

A man is never separated from his beliefs and his knowledge.

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

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.

In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.

Life is an echo. What you send out, comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in others, exists in you.

Pythagoras Quotes part 2

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.

Wisdom thoroughly learned will never be forgotten.

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.

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

Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.

There is no sleep so deep as the sleep of ignorance.

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

Men should strive to think much and know little.

The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.

The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance.

Silence is better than unmeaning words.

Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other in getting to the right road.

A man who has been the ruin of many is likely to be ruined by one; for what is a man’s disposition but just his ruling principle?

The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.

The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day.

The laws of nature are but the mathematical thoughts of God.

A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.

The universe is a schoolmaster to the living.

Do not do what you would undo if caught.

War is the father and king of all: some he has made gods, and some men; some slaves and some free.

Let us carefully observe those good qualities wherein our enemies excel us; and endeavor to excel them, by avoiding what is faulty, and imitating what is excellent in them.

To rule one’s anger is well; to prevent it is better.

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

There is no harm in repeating a good thing.

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

The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.

Reason is immortal, all else mortal.

Alfred Sorsazo

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