"If true, the Pythagorean principles as to abstain……" — Seneca the Younger

If true, the Pythagorean principles as to abstain from flesh, foster innocence;… - Seneca the Younger
"If true, the Pythagorean principles as to abstain from flesh, foster innocence; if ill-founded they at least teach us frugality, and what loss have you in losing your cruelty? It merely deprives you of the food of lions and vultures...let us ask what is best - not what is customary. Let us love temperance - let us be just - let us refrain from bloodshed."

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