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
ignorant silent disputes
It is better to be silent, than to dispute with the Ignorant.
mother sorry philosophical
The animals share with us the privilege of having a soul 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! In the midst of such wealth as earth, the best of mothers, provides, yet nothing satisfies you, but to behave like the Cyclopes, inflicting sorry wounds with cruel teeth! You cannot appease the hungry cravings of your wicked, gluttonous stomachs except by destroying some other life.
inspiration goal soul
The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment
serenity silence mind
Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.
words-of-wisdom forgotten
Wisdom, thoroughly learned, will never be forgotten.
men know-thyself knows
Man know thyself; then thou shalt know the Universe and God.
body purpose existence
The experience of life in a finite, limited body is specifically for the purpose of discovering and manifesting supernatural existence.
patriotic men law
As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.
done wells please
Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
reality ideas
A thought is an idea in transit.
science spheres guitar-strings
There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.
inspirational silence silence-and-peace
Silence is better than unmeaning words.
health animal men
As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other.
spring roots tree
We come from God. As the tree from the root and the stream from the spring; that's why we should always be in contact with Him, as the trunk from the root. Because the stream dries up when it is separated from the spring and the tree dies when is uprooted.