Iamblichus Quotes on God
Iamblichus of Chalcis was a Syrian Greek Neoplatonist philosopher and the founder of the Syrian school of Neoplatonism. This page collects quotes attributed to Iamblichus on the topic of god, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Iamblichus:
“It is not pure thought that unites theurgists to the gods.”
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Attributed to Iamblichus:
“The whole of human virtue lies in the imitation of the divine.”
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Attributed to Iamblichus:
“Mathematics is the bridge by which the soul ascends to the contemplation of the divine.”
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“What appears to us to be an accurate definition of justice does not also appear to be so to the Gods . For we, looking to that which is most brief, direct our attention to things present, and to this momentary life, and the manner in which it subsists. But the Powers that are superior to us know the whole life of the Soul, and all its former lives .”
The Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians, translated from the Greek by Thomas Taylor , (1821) quoted by Annie Besant in Karma , (1895) -
“No one will deny that the soul of Pythagoras was sent to mankind from Apollo 's domain, having either been one of his attendants, or more intimate associates, which may be inferred both from his birth, and his versatile wisdom.”
Ch. 2 : Youth, Education, Travels