Musonius fortified the austere Stoic and Cynic precepts by the ascetic discipline of the pythagorean school.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
It is pretty clear that Peregrinus was not an ordinary Cynic; he had felt the spell of Oriental and pythagorean mysticism.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
On the higher level of the new pythagorean faith, everything is possible to the pure spirit.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill