Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-01-25
THE PYTHAGORIC LIFE.
"Approach We genuine philosophic few,
The Pythagoric Life belongs to you

I. TAYLOR.
There is, perhaps, not one SO Gull, so
buried en- rely in sense, but has an intui-
ton Of Il higher and better lie than he
now lives, and indicative 10 boiler and
happier result than he now experiences.
The lowest would probably be much ad-
vlnced bv the transition to ordinary civic
life, which the poor day laborer conlem-
pates with some envy and liItle hope. -
| The citizen perceives the poet aud the
| Philosopher in regions far above him !;
these agan, from the level Of science or
/ he height Of occasional inspiration, scan
the possibility Of permanent Pythagore-
az, or divine Life.
It-is.reIa,ed, that so great was the de-
sire fJr philosophic life and moral eleva-
ton 10 Pythagoras' time, that he was able
to impose the severest dsciplines of silence
and flstiug upon his pupils, for which
position caudidate were never wanting. =
Now, under the excuse OF escaping want
|pol anxiety, u sort of philosophy is gene
rnel which advocates the Abandonment OF
true philosophy and, between the argu
|ments OF n sterile doctrine and The intuition
Of higher life, the soul is kept in an IN.
happy oscillation. There is no real rene
d. but aiming at the highes., and adhering
10 the ain. The philosophy Of want car
only be subdued by the philosophy o.
plenitude. Why not live the Pythagore.
an life at once2 Wherefore Imger in tht
dull midway, when The bright end is offer
edo
Philosophy does not consist in college
learning--in study OF books, and sciences
AMI systems barren Of practical good
Neither is Philosophy TO be sought -
tue purpose Of dialeclic display or con
quest in argument: but Philosophy,
SAYS Pythagoras, 81 is The publication anC
PERFECTION Of human disqualification from
material irrationaIity and corporeal de
lights; perfection by recovering Its hlgbe
nature, exating il to the Divine resem
banee. Virtue and truth are chiefly abb
to effect these-that taking away exces
Of passions, this inducing the divine form,
We receive no small encouragement
from the tact that this great .Philosophe
Justly called the father Of philosophy
is entirely on the practical ground Q
which the Healthian rests; Tor lie n
only admits The proprietv OF first well reg
ulalng toe external nature before the mo
internal truth can be revealed, but enflrc,
on his student a long and strict discipi'
as the only means Of attaining an intultlc
of divine things. The successful abstain
er will continue TO put up with the scori
ful reproaches Of the indnlgent, KNOWN
how impossible il is for such persons
appreciate the value Of that which com
TO him in that process into which tn
have nev: entered.
1.-THE scope Of Philosophy" ne sa.
ais 10 free the mind, the divine part
the soul, which is planted IL US, and to
it at liberty, without which liberty no
can learn or perceive anything solid
true by the help or benefit Of sense;
the mind seeth all things. hears all thin:
for all things else are deaf and blind"
We must have pure appetite befs
we can joyfuly prefer pure food. i
provision shops are evidence OF the p
pies condition. Offal converted into Dol
milk elaborated from brewers rank
fuse; grains, vegetables. and fruits fore
BY foul ordures, bespeak the degeness
and impurly of the appetite. for by
clean only is the clean desired So. W
regard to the mind, the appetite for wisd
is The condition under which it is farni
ed Pythagoras, indeed, the first who
fined philosophy" says, it is an ap
tiion and love for wisdom" He ad
"As il is not possible for the eye be
full Of dirt, and not cleansed, TO look VI
brigh, obieci& 50 neither can the imp
sOui gaze upon lhe beauty of truth,
that xhich is not pure Is incapable
touching that which is pure. First,