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Wind indeed increases fire, but custom love. (Pythagoras)
Despise all those things which when liberated from the body you will not want; invoke the Gods to become your helpers. View quote
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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. View quote
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There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly. View quote
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Without Justice, no realm may prosper. View quote
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Practice justice in word and deed, and do not get in the habit of acting thoughtlessly about anything. View quote
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Those alone are dear to Divinity who are hostile to injustice. View quote
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When going to the temple to adore Divinity neither say nor do any thing in the interim pertaining to the common affairs of life. View quote
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There are men and gods, and beings like Pythagoras. View quote
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Time is the soul of this world. View quote
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Govern your tongue before all other things, following the gods. (Pythagoras)
Assist a man in raising a burden; but do not assist him in laying it down. View quote
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Step not beyond the beam of the balance. View quote
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Power is the near neighbour of necessity. View quote
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None but God is wise. View quote
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Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few! View quote
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Dear youths, I warn you cherish peace divine, And in your hearts lay deep these words of mine. View quote
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We ought so to behave to one another as to avoid making enemies of our friends, and at the same time to make friends of our enemies. View quote
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Most men and women, by birth or nature, lack the means to advance in wealth and power, but all have the ability to advance in knowledge. View quote
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In this theater of man's life, it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers-on. View quote
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You will know that wretched men are the cause of their own suffering, who neither see nor hear the good that is near them, and few are the ones who know how to secure release from their troubles. (Pythagoras)
Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you. View quote
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Salt is born of the purest parents: the sun and the sea. View quote
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A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child. View quote
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By Silence, the discretion of a man is known: and a fool, keeping Silence, seemeth to be wise. View quote
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Pythagoras

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Occupation: Greek Mathematician
Quotes count: 142
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