As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom. — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
Every man has been made by God in order to acquire knowledge and contemplate. — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
Assist a man in raising a burden; but do not assist him in laying it down. — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
Bless us, divine number, who generated gods and men. Number contains the root and source of eternally flowing creation. — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
Consider before acting, to avoid foolishness: It is the worthless man who speaks and acts thoughtlessly. — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
Remind yourself that all men assert that wisdom is the greatest good, but that there are few who strenuously seek out that… — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
The soul of man is divided into three parts, intelligence, reason, and passion. Intelligence and passion are possessed by other animals, but… — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body… — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
In this theater of man's life, it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers-on. — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
Respect gods before demigods, heroes before men, and first among men your parents; but respect yourself most of all. — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
Many words befall men, mean and noble alike; do not be astonished by them, nor allow yourself to be constrained. — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
Truth is to be sought with a mind purified from the passions of the body. Having overcome evil things, thou shalt experience… — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
He who knoweth not what he ought to know, is a brute beast among men; he that knoweth no more than he… — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
You will know that wretched men are the cause of their own suffering, who neither see nor hear the good that is… — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For… — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
Neither will the horse be adjudged to be generous, that is sumptuously adorned, but the horse whose nature is illustrious; nor is… — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
If men with fleshly mortals must be fed, and chew with bleeding teeth the breathing bread; what else is this but to… — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
Oh, my fellow men, do not defile your bodies with sinful foods. We have corn, we have apples bending down the branches… — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
We ought not to quit our post without the permission of Him who commands; the post of man is life. — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
When the wise man opens his mouth, the beauties of his soul present themselves to the view, like the statues in a… — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
You should help a man to take up a burden, but you should not help him put it back down. — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
Numbers have a way of taking a man by the hand and leading him down the path of reason. — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
most men and women, by birth or nature, lack the means to advance in wealth or power, but all have the ability… — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
Wealth is a weak anchor, and glory cannot support a man; this is the law of God, that virtue only is firm,… — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control. — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought. — Pythagoras Copy Share
Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth… — Pythagoras Copy Share
“As long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seeds of murder and pain cannot reap the… — Pythagoras Copy Share
We ought so to behave to one another as to avoid making enemies of our friends, and at the same time to make friends… — Pythagoras Copy Share
If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if solid, fluid; if hard, soft; if rough, smooth; if… — Pythagoras Copy Share
Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself. — Pythagoras Copy Share
If men with fleshly mortals must be fed, and chew with bleeding teeth the breathing bread; what else is this but to devour our… — Pythagoras Copy Share
The oldest, shortest words - yes and o - are those which require the most thought. — Pythagoras Copy Share
When the wise man opens his mouth, the beauties of his soul present themselves to the view, like the statues in a temple. — Pythagoras Copy Share
