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
i-hate-you animal soul
Animals share with us the privilege of having a soul.
soul different body
Souls never die, but always on quitting one abode pass to another. All things change, nothing perishes. The soul passes hither and thither, occupying now this body, now that... As a wax is stamped with certain figures, then melted, then stamped anew with others, yet it is always the same wax. So, the Soul being always the same, yet wears at different times different forms.
men numbers hands
Numbers have a way of taking a man by the hand and leading him down the path of reason.
thought-provoking yes-and-no antiquity
The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.
wise men silence
A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.
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Do not go to bed until you have gone over the day three times in your mind. What wrong did I do? What good did I accomplish? What did I forget to do?
anger speech action
In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.