39 sayings of pythagoras

1. "Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few."

2. "Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body."

3. "Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please."

4. "Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men."

5. "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."

6. "Silence is better than unmeaning words."

7. "The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought."

8. "Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life."

9. "Do not stir the fire with a sword."

10. "Reason is immortal, all else mortal."

11. "Above all things, respect yourself."

12. "The beginning is the most important part of the work."

13. "There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres."

14. "Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few."

15. "Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence."

16. "A man should be upright, not be kept upright."

17. "A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child."

18. "The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought."

19. "The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or to evil."

20. "The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes."

21. "There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly."

22. "The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought."

23. "The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or to evil."

24. "The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes."

25. "There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly."

26. "There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres."

27. "The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or to evil."

28. "The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes."

29. "There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly."

30. "There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres."

31. "The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or to evil."

32. "The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes."

33. "There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly."

34. "There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres."

35. "The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or to evil."

36. "The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes."

37. "There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly."

38. "There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres."

39. "The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or to evil."

Above is 39 sayings of pythagoras.