Occupation: Philosopher Birth: 571 Bc Death: 495 Bc
Number was the substance of all things..
Speak not nor act before thou hast reflected..
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 pr….
Assist a man in raising a burden; but do not assist him in laying it down..
In anger we should refrain both from speech and action..
We ought not to quit our post without the permission of Him who commands; the post of man is life..
Wisdom, thoroughly learned, will never be forgotten..
Do not spend in excess like one who is careless of what is good, nor be miserly; the mean is best in every case..
most men and women, by birth or nature, lack the means to advance in wealth or power, but all have the ability to advance in knowledge..
No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself..
Souls never die, but always on quitting one abode pass to another. All things change, nothing perishes. The soul passes hither and thither, occupying….
None but God is wise..
Instruct thyself for time and patience favor all..
Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion..
Know that death comes to everyone, and that wealth will sometimes be acquired, sometimes lost. Whatever griefs mortals suffer by divine chance, whate….
Ability and necessity dwell near each other..
The experience of life in a finite, limited body is specifically for the purpose of discovering and manifesting supernatural existence..
Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men..
Some are slaves of ambition or money, but others are interested in understanding life itself. These give themselves the name of philosophers , and th….
Write in the sand the flaws of your friend..
One must choose in all things a mean just and good..