A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.

Remind yourself that all men assert that wisdom is the greatest good, but that there are few who strenuously seek out that greatest good.

Number is the ruler of forms and ideas, and the cause of gods and daemons.

Eat not the brain.

There is no word or action but has its echo in Eternity. Thought is an Idea in transit, which when once released, never can be lured back, nor the spoken word recalled. Nor ever can the overt act be erased All that thou thinkest, sayest, or doest bears perpetual record of itself, enduring for Eternity.

Choose rather to be strong in soul than in body.

We ought so to behave to one another as to avoid making enemies of our friends, and at the same time to make friends of our enemies. As quoted in Diogenes Laërtius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, "Pythagoras", Sect. 23, as translated in Dictionary of Quotations (1906) by Thomas Benfield Harbottle, p. 320

The wind is blowing, adore the wind.

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.

Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.

Many words befall men, mean and noble alike; do not be astonished by them, nor allow yourself to be constrained. If a lie is told, bear with it gently. But whatever I tell you, let it be done completely. Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you.

Write in the sand the flaws of your friend.

Despise all those things which when liberated from the body you will not want; invoke the Gods to become your helpers.

Sobriety is the strength of the soul, for it preserves its reason unclouded by passion.

Abstain from animals.

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

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

In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.

Cut not fire with a sword. Symbol 9 Variant translation: Poke not the fire with a sword.

Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.

Meditate upon my counsels; love them; follow them; To the divine virtues will they know how to lead thee. I swear it by the One who in our hearts engraved The sacred Tetrad, symbol immense and pure, Source of Nature and model of the Gods.

Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.

Wind indeed increases fire, but custom love.

None but God is wise.

Above and before all things, worship GOD!

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. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love.

It is requisite to choose the most excellent life; for custom will make it pleasant. Wealth is an infirm anchor, glory is still more infirm; and in a similar manner, the body, dominion, and honour. For all these are imbecile and powerless. What then are powerful anchors. Prudence, magnanimity, fortitude. These no tempest can shake. This is the Law of God, that virtue is the only thing that is strong; and that every thing else is a trifle.

Reason is immortal, all else mortal.

Assist a man in raising a burden; but do not assist him in laying it down.

Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable.

Holding fast to these things, you will know the worlds of gods and mortals which permeates and governs everything. And you will know, as is right, nature similar in all respects, so that you will neither entertain unreasonable hopes nor be neglectful of anything.

When going to the temple to adore Divinity neither say nor do any thing in the interim pertaining to the common affairs of life.

Those alone are dear to Divinity who are hostile to injustice.

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 prosperity, adversity; if life, death.

Above all things reverence thy Self.

Time is the soul of this world.

It is requisite to defend those who are unjustly accused of having acted injuriously, but to praise those who excel in a certain good.

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

Step not beyond the beam of the balance.

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.

You will know that wretched men are the cause of their own suffering, who neither see nor hear the good that is near them, and few are the ones who know how to secure release from their troubles. Such is the fate that harms their minds; like pebbles they are tossed about from one thing to another with cares unceasing. For the dread companion Strife harms them unawares, whom one must not walk behind, but withdraw from and flee.

By the air which I breathe, and by the water which I drink, I will not endure to be blamed on account of this discourse.

Disbelieve nothing wonderful concerning the gods, nor concerning divine dogmas.

None can be free who is a slave to, and ruled by, his passions.

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.

Work at these things, practice them, these are the things you ought to desire; they are what will put you on the path of divine virtue - yes, by the one who entrusted our soul with the tetraktys, source of ever-flowing nature. Pray to the gods for success and get to work.

Most men and women, by birth or nature, lack the means to advance in wealth and power, but all have the ability to advance in knowledge.

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.

Friends share all things.

Having departed from your house, turn not back; for the furies will be your attendants.