The Golden Verses of Pythagoras
50 chapters English Public domain
About this book
Fabre d'Olivet (b. 1768, d. 1825), a French esoteric writer, originally published this book in 1813. The first section, an essay on esoteric Poetics, was dedicated to the Section of Literature of the Imperial Institute of France. The second portion contains the Greek text of the Golden Verses, along with French and English translations. The final part of the book is an extended essay on the Golden Verses.
The Golden Verses are also available at this site in a more recent English translation by Florence Firth.
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50 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 second portion 03 Table of Contents 04 Translator’s Foreword 05 Introduction 06 § I 07 § II 08 § III 09 § IV 10 § V 11 § VI 12 § VII 13 1. The Golden Verses of the Pythagoreans 14 2. Render to the Immortal Gods the Consecrated Cult; Guard Then Thy Faith 15 3. Revere the Memory of the Illustrious Heroes, of Spirits Demi-Gods 16 4. Be a Good Son, Just Brother, Spouse Tender, and Good Father 17 5. Choose For Thy Friend, the Friend of Virtue... 18 If Thou Canst at Least: For A Most Rigid Law Binds Power To Necessity 19 7. Still it is Given Thee to Fight and Overcome Thy Foolish Passions: Learn Thou to Subdue Them 20 8. Be Sober, Diligent, and Chaste; Avoid All Wrath... 21 9. Speak Not Nor Act Before Thou Hast Reflected; Be Just 22 10. Remember That a Power Invincible Ordains to Die 23 11. That riches and the honours Easily acquired, are easy thus to lose 24 12. As to the evils which Destiny involves 25 13. Even as Truth, does Error have its lovers
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The Golden Verses of Pythagoras
50 chapters English Public domain
About this book
Fabre d'Olivet (b. 1768, d. 1825), a French esoteric writer, originally published this book in 1813. The first section, an essay on esoteric Poetics, was dedicated to the Section of Literature of the Imperial Institute of France. The second portion contains the Greek text of the Golden Verses, along with French and English translations. The final part of the book is an extended essay on the Golden Verses.
The Golden Verses are also available at this site in a more recent English translation by Florence Firth.
Note that your browser must be set up to display polytonic Greek and Hebrew Unicode to view this text properly. Full information can be found here.
Table of contents
50 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 second portion 03 Table of Contents 04 Translator’s Foreword 05 Introduction 06 § I 07 § II 08 § III 09 § IV 10 § V 11 § VI 12 § VII 13 1. The Golden Verses of the Pythagoreans 14 2. Render to the Immortal Gods the Consecrated Cult; Guard Then Thy Faith 15 3. Revere the Memory of the Illustrious Heroes, of Spirits Demi-Gods 16 4. Be a Good Son, Just Brother, Spouse Tender, and Good Father 17 5. Choose For Thy Friend, the Friend of Virtue... 18 If Thou Canst at Least: For A Most Rigid Law Binds Power To Necessity 19 7. Still it is Given Thee to Fight and Overcome Thy Foolish Passions: Learn Thou to Subdue Them 20 8. Be Sober, Diligent, and Chaste; Avoid All Wrath... 21 9. Speak Not Nor Act Before Thou Hast Reflected; Be Just 22 10. Remember That a Power Invincible Ordains to Die 23 11. That riches and the honours Easily acquired, are easy thus to lose 24 12. As to the evils which Destiny involves 25 13. Even as Truth, does Error have its lovers
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The Golden Verses of Pythagoras
50 chapters English Public domain
About this book
Fabre d'Olivet (b. 1768, d. 1825), a French esoteric writer, originally published this book in 1813. The first section, an essay on esoteric Poetics, was dedicated to the Section of Literature of the Imperial Institute of France. The second portion contains the Greek text of the Golden Verses, along with French and English translations. The final part of the book is an extended essay on the Golden Verses.
The Golden Verses are also available at this site in a more recent English translation by Florence Firth.
Note that your browser must be set up to display polytonic Greek and Hebrew Unicode to view this text properly. Full information can be found here.
Table of contents
50 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 second portion 03 Table of Contents 04 Translator’s Foreword 05 Introduction 06 § I 07 § II 08 § III 09 § IV 10 § V 11 § VI 12 § VII 13 1. The Golden Verses of the Pythagoreans 14 2. Render to the Immortal Gods the Consecrated Cult; Guard Then Thy Faith 15 3. Revere the Memory of the Illustrious Heroes, of Spirits Demi-Gods 16 4. Be a Good Son, Just Brother, Spouse Tender, and Good Father 17 5. Choose For Thy Friend, the Friend of Virtue... 18 If Thou Canst at Least: For A Most Rigid Law Binds Power To Necessity 19 7. Still it is Given Thee to Fight and Overcome Thy Foolish Passions: Learn Thou to Subdue Them 20 8. Be Sober, Diligent, and Chaste; Avoid All Wrath... 21 9. Speak Not Nor Act Before Thou Hast Reflected; Be Just 22 10. Remember That a Power Invincible Ordains to Die 23 11. That riches and the honours Easily acquired, are easy thus to lose 24 12. As to the evils which Destiny involves 25 13. Even as Truth, does Error have its lovers
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