Pythagoras
Pythagoras
Pythagoras of Samos was an Ionian Greek philosopher, mathematician, and has been credited as the founder of the movement called Pythagoreanism. Most of the information about Pythagoras was written down centuries after he lived, so very little reliable information is known about him. He was born on the island of Samos, and traveled, visiting Egypt and Greece, and maybe India, and in 520 BC returned to Samos. Around 530 BC, he moved to Croton, in Magna Graecia, and there established...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionMathematician
children men educate
Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.
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The beginning of every government starts with the education of our youth.
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Declining from the public ways, walk in unfrequented paths.
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Alas, what wickedness to swallow flesh into our own flesh, to fatten our greedy bodies by cramming in other bodies, to have one living creature fed by the death of another!
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If you're asked: What is the silence? Respond: It is the first stone of the Wisdom's temple.
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A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.
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When the wise man opens his mouth, the beauties of his soul present themselves to the view, like the statues in a temple.
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Astonishing! Everything is intelligent!
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Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.
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Don't try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination.
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Salt is born of the purest parents: the sun and the sea.
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Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb.
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Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable.
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Practice restraint over the following: appetite, first, as well as sleep, lust, and anger.