Pythagoras Quotes

“There are men and gods, and beings like Pythagoras.”

“Highly complex numbers like the Comma of Pythagoras, Pi and Phi (sometimes called the Golden Proportion), are known as irrational numbers. They lie deep in the structure of the physical universe, and were seen by the Egyptians as the principles controlling creation, the principles by which matter is precipitated from the cosmic mind.Today scientists recognize the Comma of Pythagoras, Pi and the Golden Proportion as well as the closely related Fibonacci sequence are universal constants that describe complex patterns in astronomy, music and physics. ...To the Egyptians these numbers were also the secret harmonies of the cosmos and they incorporated them as rhythms and proportions in the construction of their pyramids and temples.”

“As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.”

“Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.”

“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.”

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

“There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.”

“Strength of mind rests in sobriety for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion. ”

“In this theater of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers on.”

“As long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seeds of murder and pain cannot reap the joy of love.”