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
littles subjects
Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.
mistake failure trying
Don't try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination.
food sea parent
Salt is born of the purest parents: the sun and the sea.
silence mind quiet
Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb.
decision may way
Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable.
sleep practice lust
Practice restraint over the following: appetite, first, as well as sleep, lust, and anger.
ignorant silent disputes
It is better to be silent, than to dispute with the Ignorant.
mother sorry philosophical
The animals share with us the privilege of having a soul Alas, what wickedness to swallow flesh into our own flesh, to fatten our greedy bodies by cramming in other bodies, to have one living creature fed by the death of another! In the midst of such wealth as earth, the best of mothers, provides, yet nothing satisfies you, but to behave like the Cyclopes, inflicting sorry wounds with cruel teeth! You cannot appease the hungry cravings of your wicked, gluttonous stomachs except by destroying some other life.
inspiration goal soul
The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment
serenity silence mind
Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.
words-of-wisdom forgotten
Wisdom, thoroughly learned, will never be forgotten.
men know-thyself knows
Man know thyself; then thou shalt know the Universe and God.
body purpose existence
The experience of life in a finite, limited body is specifically for the purpose of discovering and manifesting supernatural existence.
patriotic men law
As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.