“Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.”"It is better to be silent, than to dispute with the Ignorant".
“The oldest, shortest words— "yes" and "no"— are those which require the most thought.”
“A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.”
“No man is free who cannot control himself.”
“Above all things, respect yourself.”
“Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.”
“You should make great things, not promising great things.”
“Meaningful silence is better than meaningless words.”
“Some are slaves of ambition or money, but others are interested in understanding life itself. These give themselves the name philosophers, and they value the contemplation and discovery of nature beyond all other pursuits.”
“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.”
“As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.”
“Salt is born of the purest parents: the sun and the sea.”
“Number rules the universe.”
- Pitágoras (569 a.C. - 475 a.C.) filósofo e matemático grego