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
dying probability seems
I would have to say the probability of us dying seems extremely high.
empires
No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.
sweet horse men
Oh, my fellow men, do not defile your bodies with sinful foods. We have corn, we have apples bending down the branches with their weight, and grapes swelling on the vines. There are sweet-flavored herbs, and vegetables which can be cooked and softened over the fire, nor are you denied milk or thyme-scented honey. The earth affords a lavish supply of riches, of innocent foods, and offers you banquets that involve no bloodshed or slaughter; only beasts satisfy their hunger with flesh, and not even all of those, because horses, cattle, and sheep live on grass.
friendship journey persevere
Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
inspirational anger rage
Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.
bigs feels presence-of-god
It is required to find the infinitely big inside what's infinitely small to feel the presence of God.
men light order
There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman.
judging done firsts
Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good.
character atoms elements
Each celestial body, in fact each and every atom, produces a particular sound on account of its movement, its rhythm or vibration. All these sounds and vibrations form a universal harmony in which each element, while having it’s own function and character, contributes to the whole.
lust mind body
Lust weakens both body and mind.
depression fear men
Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself.
time soul world
Time is the soul of this world.
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There are in woman's eyes two sorts of tears,--the one of grief, the other of deceit.
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We ought so to behave to one another as to avoid making enemies of our friends, and at the same time to make friends of our enemies.