The Golden Verses of Pythagoras

And Other Pythagorean Fragments

Selected and Arranged by Florence M. Firth

With an Introduction by Annie Besant

[1904]

This little collection of sayings, attributed to the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras and his followers, embody what we know about his teachings today. Besides exhortations to live a moral, simple and contemplative life, these pithy aphorisms allow a glimpse of a bit of the Pythagorean schools' deeper knowledge.

A detailed study of the Golden Verses by the French esoteric writer Fabre d'Olivet is also available at this site.