Pythagoras Quotes About Soul

Quotes about: Soul

• Animals share with us the privilege of having a soul.

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  I Hate You, Animal, Soul

• The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment

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  Inspiration, Goal, Soul

• 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.

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  Mean, Joy, Soul

• The animals share with us the privilege of having a soul Alas, what wickedness to swallow flesh into our own flesh, to fatten our greedy bodies by cramming in other bodies, to have one living creature fed by the death of another! In the midst of such wealth as earth, the best of mothers, provides, yet nothing satisfies you, but to behave like the Cyclopes, inflicting sorry wounds with cruel teeth! You cannot appease the hungry cravings of your wicked, gluttonous stomachs except by destroying some other life.

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  Mother, Sorry, Philosophical

• Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul

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  Men, Light, Perfection

• Souls never die, but always on quitting one abode pass to another. All things change, nothing perishes. The soul passes hither and thither, occupying now this body, now that... As a wax is stamped with certain figures, then melted, then stamped anew with others, yet it is always the same wax. So, the Soul being always the same, yet wears at different times different forms.

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  Soul, Different, Body

• Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.

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  Inspirational, Strength, Stay Strong

• 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.

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  Heart, Eye, Two

• 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.

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  Passion, Animal, Men

• Friendship is one soul in two bodies.

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  Two, Soul, Body

• When the wise man opens his mouth, the beauties of his soul present themselves to the view, like the statues in a temple.

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  Wise, Men, Views

• To cognize the Divine Essence - this is the highest purpose of soul, sent by the Creator to the Earth!

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  Essence, Soul, Words Of Wisdom

• Time is the soul of this world.

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  Time, Soul, World

• Neither will the horse be adjudged to be generous, that is sumptuously adorned, but the horse whose nature is illustrious; nor is the man worthy who possesses great wealth, but he whose soul is generous.

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  Horse, Men, Soul

• Golden Verses So-called because they are "good as gold." They are by some attributed to Epicarmos, and by others to Empedocles, but always go under the name of Pythagoras, and seem quite in accordance with the excellent precepts of that philosopher. They are as follows: Ne'er suffer sleep thine eyes to close Before thy mind hath run O'er every act, and thought, and word, From dawn to set of sun; For wrong take shame, but grateful feel If just thy course hath been; Such effort day by day renewed Will ward thy soul from sin. E. C. B.

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  Running, Grateful, Sleep

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