Pythagoras of Samos
An ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician, credited with the Pythagorean theorem and the founding of the Pythagorean school.
Most quoted
"Do not allow sleep to close your eyelids, before you have reviewed all your actions of the day. How have I erred? What have I done? What have I left undone? Begin from the first and go through to the last; and then, for the evil acts, chide yourself, and for the good rejoice."
— from The Golden Verses of Pythagoras
"Do not allow sleep to close your eyelids, before you have reviewed all your actions of the day. How have I erred? What have I done? What have I left undone? Begin from the first and go through to the last; and then, for the bad, be vexed, and for the good, be glad."
— from The Golden Verses of Pythagoras
"As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings, he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love."
— from Attributed by Ovid, -500
All quotes by Pythagoras of Samos (260)
The harmony of the world is made manifest in Form and Number, and the heart and soul and all the poetry of Natural Philosophy are embodied in the concept of mathematical beauty.
Virtue is harmony.
The universe is a living organism, permeated by a single soul.
The properties of number are the properties of all things.
Man know thyself; then thou shalt know the Universe and God.
Time is the soul of this world.
The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love color the most.
A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.
Do not destroy the principle of the soul which is within you.
The wind is blowing. Worship the sound.
Liberty is an equal state of servitude and rule.
There is no word or action but has its echo in eternity.
The purpose of life is the contemplation of the eternal truths.
Justice is a number multiplied by itself.
The mind of man is immortal and periodically enters new bodies.
Be a good son, a just father, a faithful husband, a loyal friend, and a useful citizen.
The whole air is full of souls. These are those who are called demons and heroes.
The monad (number one) is the beginning of all things.
The tetractys (the number ten) is the fount and root of eternal nature.
The art of living happily is to live in the present.
Contemporaries of Pythagoras of Samos
Other Mathematicss born within 50 years of Pythagoras of Samos (-570–-495).