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.
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50 chapters
26 14. Keep closed both eye and ear ’gainst prejudice 27 15. Consult, Deliberate, and Freely Choose 28 16. Let fools act aimlessly and without cause, Thou shouldst, in the present, contemplate the future 29 17. That which thou dost not know, pretend not that thou dost. Instruct thyself: for time and patience favour all. 30 18. Neglect not thy health 31 19. . . . Dispense with moderation, Food to the body, and to the mind repose 32 20. Too much attention or too little shun; for envy thus, to either excess is alike attached 33 21. Luxury and avarice have similar results. One must choose in all things a mean just and good. 34 22. What have I omitted, and what done? 35 23. Abstain thou if ‘tis evil; persevere if good 36 24. Meditate Upon My Counsels, Love Them; Follow Them: to the Divine Virtues Will They Know How to Lead Thee 37 25. The sacred Tetrad 38 26. Invoke these Gods with fervour 39 27. Know the Principle and End of All 40 28. If Heaven Wills It, Thou Shalt Know That Nature, Alike in Everything, Is the Same in Every Place 41 29. Thine Heart Shall No More Feed On Vain Desires 42 30. The Evils Which Devour Men Are of Their Choice the Fruit 43 31. Unfortunates Seek Afar the Goodness Whose Source Within They Bear 44 32. For few know happiness 45 33. God! Thou Couldst Save Them by Opening Their Eyes 46 34. But No: ’Tis For the Humans of a Race Divine, to Discern Error, and to See the Truth 47 35. Nature serves them 48 36. Letting Intelligence O’er Thy Body Reign 49 37. Thou Shalt Be Thyself A God 50 Special Pages: Errata
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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
26 14. Keep closed both eye and ear ’gainst prejudice 27 15. Consult, Deliberate, and Freely Choose 28 16. Let fools act aimlessly and without cause, Thou shouldst, in the present, contemplate the future 29 17. That which thou dost not know, pretend not that thou dost. Instruct thyself: for time and patience favour all. 30 18. Neglect not thy health 31 19. . . . Dispense with moderation, Food to the body, and to the mind repose 32 20. Too much attention or too little shun; for envy thus, to either excess is alike attached 33 21. Luxury and avarice have similar results. One must choose in all things a mean just and good. 34 22. What have I omitted, and what done? 35 23. Abstain thou if ‘tis evil; persevere if good 36 24. Meditate Upon My Counsels, Love Them; Follow Them: to the Divine Virtues Will They Know How to Lead Thee 37 25. The sacred Tetrad 38 26. Invoke these Gods with fervour 39 27. Know the Principle and End of All 40 28. If Heaven Wills It, Thou Shalt Know That Nature, Alike in Everything, Is the Same in Every Place 41 29. Thine Heart Shall No More Feed On Vain Desires 42 30. The Evils Which Devour Men Are of Their Choice the Fruit 43 31. Unfortunates Seek Afar the Goodness Whose Source Within They Bear 44 32. For few know happiness 45 33. God! Thou Couldst Save Them by Opening Their Eyes 46 34. But No: ’Tis For the Humans of a Race Divine, to Discern Error, and to See the Truth 47 35. Nature serves them 48 36. Letting Intelligence O’er Thy Body Reign 49 37. Thou Shalt Be Thyself A God 50 Special Pages: Errata
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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.
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Table of contents
50 chapters
26 14. Keep closed both eye and ear ’gainst prejudice 27 15. Consult, Deliberate, and Freely Choose 28 16. Let fools act aimlessly and without cause, Thou shouldst, in the present, contemplate the future 29 17. That which thou dost not know, pretend not that thou dost. Instruct thyself: for time and patience favour all. 30 18. Neglect not thy health 31 19. . . . Dispense with moderation, Food to the body, and to the mind repose 32 20. Too much attention or too little shun; for envy thus, to either excess is alike attached 33 21. Luxury and avarice have similar results. One must choose in all things a mean just and good. 34 22. What have I omitted, and what done? 35 23. Abstain thou if ‘tis evil; persevere if good 36 24. Meditate Upon My Counsels, Love Them; Follow Them: to the Divine Virtues Will They Know How to Lead Thee 37 25. The sacred Tetrad 38 26. Invoke these Gods with fervour 39 27. Know the Principle and End of All 40 28. If Heaven Wills It, Thou Shalt Know That Nature, Alike in Everything, Is the Same in Every Place 41 29. Thine Heart Shall No More Feed On Vain Desires 42 30. The Evils Which Devour Men Are of Their Choice the Fruit 43 31. Unfortunates Seek Afar the Goodness Whose Source Within They Bear 44 32. For few know happiness 45 33. God! Thou Couldst Save Them by Opening Their Eyes 46 34. But No: ’Tis For the Humans of a Race Divine, to Discern Error, and to See the Truth 47 35. Nature serves them 48 36. Letting Intelligence O’er Thy Body Reign 49 37. Thou Shalt Be Thyself A God 50 Special Pages: Errata
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