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
mean men noble
Many words befall men, mean and noble alike; do not be astonished by them, nor allow yourself to be constrained.
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It is only necessary to make war with five things; with the maladies of the body, the ignorances of the mind, with the passions of the body, with the seditions of the city and the discords of families.
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Write in the sand the flaws of your friend.
demise reason immortal
Reason is immortal, all else mortal.
adversity light darkness
If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if solid, fluid; if hard, soft; if rough, smooth; if calm, tempest; if prosperity, adversity; if life, death.
stars self-esteem self-worth
Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.
math numbers universe
Number rules the universe.
respect-yourself all-things
Above all things, respect yourself.
geometry
Geometry is knowledge of the eternally existent.
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None but God is wise.
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When going to the temple to adore Divinity neither say nor do any thing in the interim pertaining to the common affairs of life.
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The octave formed a circle and gave our noble earth its form.
respect-yourself
Above all have respect for yourself.
passion men animal
The soul of man is divided into three parts, intelligence, reason, and passion. Intelligence and passion are possessed by other animals, but reason by man alone.