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 world is a stage, life is a play, and you are the actor.
Despise not any man, for there is no man that has not a share of good.
The most beautiful figure is the sphere, and the most beautiful solid is the pyramid.
The highest wisdom is to know thyself.
Do not enter a temple without having first purified yourself.
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.
The great science of living is to live right.
The most important thing to do in life is to make a good choice.
There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and a bad principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman.
Do not go beyond the balance.
The universe is a single living creature, which contains all living creatures within it.
It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.
Do not take the public road.
The highest virtue is justice.
Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you.
The square on the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.
The most beautiful thing is harmony.
The whole heaven is a harmony and a number.
The oldest, shortest words — 'yes' and 'no' — are those which require the most thought.
Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Contemporaries of Pythagoras of Samos
Other Mathematicss born within 50 years of Pythagoras of Samos (-570–-495).