1. "The soul of man is divided into three parts, intelligence, reason, and passion.
Intelligence and passion are possessed by other animals, but reason by man alone."
- Pythagoras
2. “The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment."
- Pythagoras
3. “Do not go to bed until you have gone over the day three times in your mind.
What wrong did I do? What good did I accomplish? What did I forget to do?"
- Pythagoras
4. "Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men."
- Pythagoras
5. “Above all things, respect yourself."
- Pythagoras
6. “We come from God.
As the tree from the root and the stream from the spring;
That's why we should always be in contact with Him, as the trunk from the root.
Because the stream dries up when it is separated from the spring and the tree dies when is uprooted."
- Pythagoras
7. “Hate and fear breed a poison in the blood, which if continued, affects eyes, ears, nose and the organs of digestion.
Therefore, it is not wise to hear and remember the unkind things others might say about you."
- Pythagoras
8. “If you have a wounded heart, touch it as little as you would an injured eye.
There are only two remedies for the suffering of the soul: hope and patience."
- Pythagoras
9. ” The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no'
Are those which require the most thought."
- Pythagoras
10. ”Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression."
- Pythagoras
11. ”So in life, some enter the services of fame and others money,
but the best choice is that of those few who spend their time in the contemplation of nature, and as lovers of wisdom."
- Pythagoras
12. “Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.”
- Pythagoras
13. ”It is better to be silent, than to dispute with the Ignorant."
- Pythagoras
14. ”Don't try to cover your mistakes with false words.
Rather, correct your mistakes with examination."
- Pythagoras
15. ”In anger, we should refrain both from speech and action."
- Pythagoras
16. “Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb."
- Pythagoras
17. ”Friendship is one soul in two bodies."
- Pythagoras
18. “As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom."
- Pythagoras
19. ”Know thyself and thou wilt know the universe."
- Pythagoras
20. “If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if solid, fluid; if hard, soft; if rough, smooth; if calm, tempest; if prosperity, adversity; if life, death.”
- Pythagoras
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