Pythagoras

"The human body is part of nature; therefore, in healing the body, we must know and work with nature."

"What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies."

"Man know thyself; then thou shalt know the universe and God."

"The only way to be free is not to be enslaved by attachment to riches."

"Do not look for the bird of happiness in distant places. It is in your own nest."

"Choose rather to punish your appetites than to be punished through them."

"Spiritual growth is only possible if the mind is peaceful and not gripped by fear."

"Be like a modest flower; though beautiful, yet leave its sweetness undiscovered."

"The gods love the obscure and hate the obvious."

"It is forbidden to tell lies, but especially in love."

"The world is change; our life is what our thoughts make it."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything more than this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."

"The secret of science is that nature always obeys the same laws."

"Virtue itself is the greatest reward."

"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are."

"A man is not hurt by himself, but by his own mind."

"Nature does nothing uselessly."

"The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be in reality what we would appear to be."

"Bitter experience teaches the strongest lessons."

"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants and no discontentment."

"The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love."

"Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for we do not know which of them will do us good."

"Better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles."

"The chief mode of acquiring knowledge must be by reading."

"The most powerful and most wisest thing is the power of thought."

"Let no one ignorant of mathematics enter my Academy."

"The aim of life is not the pursuit of happiness, but the pursuit of wisdom."

"Geometry will draw the soul toward truth and create the spirit of philosophy."

"I would rather live a short life with honor than a long life in shame."

"The soul is immortal and imperishable, and our lives are in truth an endless circle."