"Let not sleep fall upon thy eyes till thou has thrice reviewed the transactions of the past day. Where have I turned aside from rectitude? What have I been doing? What have I left undone, which I ought to have done? Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good."

"Do not even think of doing what ought not to be done."

"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."

"Above all things reverence thy Self."

"Practice justice in word and deed, and do not get in the habit of acting thoughtlessly about anything."

"Know that death comes to everyone, and that wealth will sometimes be acquired, sometimes lost. Whatever griefs mortals suffer by divine chance, whatever destiny you have, endure it and do not complain. But it is right to improve it as much as you can, and remember this: Fate does not give very many of these griefs to good people."

"Choose rather to be strong in soul than in body."

"When a reasonable Soul forsaketh his divine nature, and becometh beast-like, it dieth. For though the substance of the Soul be incorruptible: yet, lacking the use of Reason, it is reputed dead; for it loseth the Intellective Life."

"Eat not the heart."

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

"Eat not the brain."

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

"Step not beyond the beam of the balance."

"Κυάμων ἀπέχεσθαι"

"Govern your tongue before all other things, following the gods."

"Declining from the public ways, walk in unfrequented paths."

"The wind is blowing, adore the wind."

"Cut not fire with a sword."

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

"Abstain from animals."

"Write in the sand the flaws of your friend."

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

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

"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."

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

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

"But it is, however, in the teachings of Pythagoras that we find the closest and most frequent identities of teachings and argumentation [about as to the nature and position of the Gods], explained as due to Pythagoras himself having visited India and learned his philosophy there, as tradition asserts. In later centuries we find some peculiarly Sânkhyan and Buddhist ideas playing a prominent part in Gnostic thought."

"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."

"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."

"Sacrifice and adore unshod."

"Time is the soul of this world."

"Above and before all things, worship GOD!"

"Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance."

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

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

"It is only necessary to make war with five things; with the maladies of the body, the ignorances of the mind, with the passions of the body, with the seditions of the city and the discords of families."

"As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom."

"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."

"λόγον περὶ θεοῦ σιγᾶν ἄμεινον ἢ προπετῶς διαλέγεσθαι. (In talk about God, silence is better than reckless words.) (Sextus 366)"

"None but God is wise."

"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."

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

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

"Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul."

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

"Reason is immortal, all else mortal."

"κοινὰ τὰ φίλων εἶναι καὶ φιλίαν ἰσότητα."

"ἀλλήλοις θ᾽ ὁμιλεῖν, ὡς τοὺς μὲν φίλους ἐχθροὺς μὴ ποιῆσαι, τοὺς δ᾽ ἐχθροὺς φίλους ἐργάσασθαι. ἴδιόν τε μηδὲν ἡγεῖσθαι."

"ἐν ὀργῇ μήτε τι λέγειν μήτε πράσσειν"

"Power is the near neighbour of necessity."