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.
praise certain accused
It is requisite to defend those who are unjustly accused of having acted injuriously, but to praise those who excel in a certain good.
horse men soul
Neither will the horse be adjudged to be generous, that is sumptuously adorned, but the horse whose nature is illustrious; nor is the man worthy who possesses great wealth, but he whose soul is generous.
stars astrology heaven
The stars in the heavens sing a music, if only we had ears to hear
sleep eye deeds-done
Allow not sleep to close your eyes before three times reflecting on Your actions of the day. What deeds Done well, what not, what left undone?
ideas spoken-word
Thought is an Idea in transit, which when once released, never can be lured back, nor the spoken word recalled.
stranger ifs countrymen
A stranger, if just, is not only to be preferred before a countryman, but a kinsman.
body want despise
Despise all those things which when liberated from the body you will not want; invoke the Gods to become your helpers.
house departed turns
Having departed from your house, turn not back; for the furies will be your attendants.
wisdom know-thyself knows
Know thyself and thou wilt know the universe.
heart youth cherish
Dear youths, I warn you cherish peace divine, And in your hearts lay deep these words of mine.
choices lovers fame
So in life, some enter the services of fame and others money, but the best choice is that of those few who spend their time in the contemplation of nature, and as lovers of wisdom.
philosophy ambition discovery
Some are slaves of ambition or money, but others are interested in understanding life itself. These give themselves the name of philosophers , and they value the contemplation and discovery of nature beyond all other pursuits.
war ignorance passion
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.