Pythagoras

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.

There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman.

Concern should drive us to action and not to a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself.

The highest goal of music is to connect our soul to our divine nature, not for enjoyment but for knowledge.

The world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.

It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.

When you go to a temple, worship, but do not sacrifice.

If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, then heat; if high, then low; if sweet, then bitter; if hard, then soft; if sharp, then blunt; if calm, then storm; if riches, then poverty; if life, then death.

The universe is a vast musical instrument.

Don't pick up what has fallen.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

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

The most important of all things is to be a good listener.

The highest wisdom is to know that we know nothing.

All is number.

A man is never free unless he is master of himself.

The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their Divine Nature, not for applause, but as a vehicle to merge with the Divine.

Man know thyself; then thou shalt know the Universe and God.

Do not go to bed until you have thrice reviewed your deeds of the day. Where have I erred? What have I done? What have I left undone?

Numbers have a way of taking a man by the hand and leading him down the path of reason.