Quotes from Pythagoras

Instruct thyself for time and patience favor all.

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

Dear youths, I warn you cherish peace divine, And in your hearts lay deep these words of mine.

Power is the near neighbour of necessity.

God built the universe on numbers.

None but God is wise.

Wealth is a weak anchor, and glory cannot support a man; this is the law of God, that virtue only is firm, and cannot be shaken by a tempest.

It is required to find the infinitely big inside what's infinitely small to feel the presence of God.

Envy has been, is, and shall be, the destruction of many. What is there, that Envy hath not defamed, or Malice left undefiled? Truly, no good thing.

Government exists only for the good of the governed.

You should make great things, not promising great things.

The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.

He buries gold who hides the truth.

Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.

Above all things, respect yourself.

Respect gods before demigods, heroes before men, and first among men your parents; but respect yourself most of all.

Geometry is knowledge of the eternally existent.

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

The experience of life in a finite, limited body is specifically for the purpose of discovering and manifesting supernatural existence.

Evolution is the Law of Life Number is the Law of the Universe Unity is the Law of God

In this theater of man's life, it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers-on.

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; if life, death.

When going to the temple to adore Divinity neither say nor do any thing in the interim pertaining to the common affairs of life.

Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good.