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
geometry
Geometry is knowledge of the eternally existent.
wise
None but God is wise.
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.
inspiration circles noble
The octave formed a circle and gave our noble earth its form.
respect-yourself
Above all have respect for yourself.
passion men animal
The soul of man is divided into three parts, intelligence, reason, and passion. Intelligence and passion are possessed by other animals, but reason by man alone.
numbers built universe
God built the universe on numbers.
kissing blow enemy
A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.
circles last-words
Don't disarrange my circles!
wind adore
The wind is blowing. Adore the wind.
communication speak
Speak not nor act before thou hast reflected.
inspirational-life silence silent
Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.
mean men birth
most men and women, by birth or nature, lack the means to advance in wealth or power, but all have the ability to advance in knowledge.
men may needs
He who knoweth not what he ought to know, is a brute beast among men; he that knoweth no more than he hath need of, is a man among brute beasts; and he that knoweth all that may be known, is as a God among men.