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
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He buries gold who hides the truth.
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Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.
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Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.
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The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.
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Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.
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Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.
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Silence is better than unmeaning words.
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The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
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Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will
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It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
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Consider before acting, to avoid foolishness: It is the worthless man who speaks and acts thoughtlessly.
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Without Justice, no realm may prosper.
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Evolution is the Law of Life Number is the Law of the Universe Unity is the Law of God
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Ability and necessity dwell near each other.