The Golden Verses of Pythagoras

I am very much interested in this book and character. One of the reasons: why was he declared a NON-PERSON, by Napoleon? what’s a non-person? Why was he condemned by the Pope? (Hermes) Fabre, before approaching the verses attributed to Pythagoras, wrote some reflections on world poetry….the......more

Interesting collection of maxims, some of which are divided mid-sentence. Perhaps this is proper grammar in ancient Greek? Anyways, useful and beautiful. A shame that humanity still has not mastered these. A few samples: --------------- 7. Avoid as much as possible hating your friend for a slight fault......more

This is a very interesting book as Olivet uses the first part of the book to show his thoughts on poems, and ancient writings and how they relate to Pythagorean thinking, further to that how some poems have become much removed from the original intent of the Pythagorean verse. He shows how Pythagora......more

But above all things respect yourself. the world is a scene, a mutation, life a transition, a vain opinion, you came, you saw, you departed.......more

Denna hade kunnat ligga under moderna tolkningar också. De gyllne verserna är en av de bevarade texterna som sammanfattar Pythagoras lära, såsom den tedde sig 800 år senare. Skribenten var övertygad pythagorée. Det är ett intressant dokument, och har, föga förvånade, mycket gemensamt med dagens själ......more