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
dogma wonderful divine
Disbelieve nothing wonderful concerning the gods, nor concerning divine dogmas.
decision may way
Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable.
wise
None but God is wise.
empires
No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.
inspirational strength passion
Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.
inspirational wise lying
The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.
math ideas pythagorean-theorem
Number is the ruler of forms and ideas, and the cause of gods and demons.
should great-things
You should make great things, not promising great things.
depression fear men
Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself.
words-of-wisdom forgotten
Wisdom, thoroughly learned, will never be forgotten.
inspirational-life silence silent
Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.
wind adore
The wind is blowing. Adore the wind.
math men helping
You should help a man to take up a burden, but you should not help him put it back down.
divinity temples common
When going to the temple to adore Divinity neither say nor do any thing in the interim pertaining to the common affairs of life.