Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life. – Pythagoras
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. – Pythagoras
Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself. – Pythagoras
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. – Pythagoras
There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman. – Pythagoras
There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres. – Pythagoras
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few. – Pythagoras
Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself. – Pythagoras