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
tongue following
Govern your tongue before all other things, following the gods.
neighbour
Power is the near neighbour of necessity.
divinity injustice dear
Those alone are dear to Divinity who are hostile to injustice.
envy good-things destruction
Envy has been, is, and shall be, the destruction of many. What is there, that Envy hath not defamed, or Malice left undefiled? Truly, no good thing.
bigs feels presence-of-god
It is required to find the infinitely big inside what's infinitely small to feel the presence of God.
favors coping difficulty
Instruct thyself for time and patience favor all.
reverence all-things
Above all things, reverence yourself.
dying probability seems
I would have to say the probability of us dying seems extremely high.
ignorant mute disputes
Better be mute, than dispute with the Ignorant.
time path difficult
It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.
deeds
Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you.
frozen stones
A stone is frozen music
atoms despise
Do not despise anyone: an atom shadowing.
balance steps beam
Step not beyond the beam of the balance.