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
Living, Will, Other, Massacre
Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.
- Pythagoras
Mind, Reason, Sobriety, Rests
No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.
- Pythagoras
Free, Himself, Obtained, Empire
Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.
- Pythagoras
Words, Deal, Few, Great Deal
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
Silent, Deal, Sooner, Great Deal
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
Which, Proceed, Thus, Thou
Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.
- Pythagoras
Shadow, Cloud, Star, All Things
There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly.
- Pythagoras
Nothing, Easy, Difficult, Reluctantly
Above all things, reverence yourself.
- Pythagoras
Reverence, Above, Things, All Things
Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
- Pythagoras
Journey, Other, Persevere, Companions
The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
- Pythagoras
Art, Winning, Most, Momentous
There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.
- Pythagoras
Music, Strings, Spheres, Geometry
There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman.
- Pythagoras
Chaos, Principle, Which, Order
The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.
- Pythagoras
Thought, Most, Which, Oldest
Beans have a soul.
- Pythagoras
Soul, Beans
Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.
- Pythagoras
Anger, Begins, Folly, Repentance
Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself.
- Pythagoras
Control, Himself, Concern, Depression
Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.
- Pythagoras
Talk, Subjects, Many, Few
Virtue is harmony.
- Pythagoras
Harmony, Virtue
Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will.
- Pythagoras
Rest, Doing, Will, Talk
Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.
- Pythagoras
Strong, Soul, Rather, Be Strong
Reason is immortal, all else mortal.
- Pythagoras
Reason, Immortal, Else, Mortal
As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.
- Pythagoras
Laws, Necessary, Longer, Fit
Silence is better than unmeaning words.
- Pythagoras
Silence, Better, Than, Words
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