Quotes from Pythagoras

There is geometry in the humming of the string.

Power is the near neighbour of necessity.

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

Ability and necessity dwell near each other.

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.

As soon as you awake, in order lay the actions to be done the coming day

Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself.

Meaningful silence is better than meaningless words.

There are men and gods, and beings like Pythagoras.

Do not take roads traveled by the public.

no man should quit his post but at the command of his General; that is, of God himself.

every triangle is a love triangle if you love triangles

As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings, he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other.

Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.

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

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.

Ex pede Herculem. "From his foot, [we can measure] Hercules", is a maxim of proportionality inspired by an experiment attributed to Pythagoras.

Ex pede Herculem. "From his foot, [we can measure] Hercules", is a maxim of proportionality inspired by an experiment attributed to Pythagoras. In other words, one can extrapolate the whole from the part. Ex ungue leonem, "from its claw [we can know] the lion," is a similar phrase.

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

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

A stone is frozen music

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

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

If you have a wounded heart, touch it as little as you would an injured eye. There are only two remedies for the suffering of the soul: hope and patience.