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 highest goal of music is to connect our soul to our divine nature, not for intellectual gratification but for the purification of the soul.
Despise all those things which require splendor.
It is better to be silent than to utter words that are not true.
No man is free who is not master of himself.
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.
The universe is a living, breathing organism.
The great science of living is to live well.
Be silent, or let thy words be worth more than silence.
Truth is the highest virtue.
The most important part of education is right training in the nursery.
The world is a stage, life is a play, and we are the actors.
Everything is number.
The highest form of purification is philosophy.
A thought is an idea in transit.
The beginning of every government is the education of the youth.
The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.
The best way to educate a child is to show him what he should do, not to tell him.
The greatest blessing of mankind are the arts and sciences.
The most important thing is to be true to yourself.
Choose always the way that seems best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable.
Contemporaries of Pythagoras of Samos
Other Mathematicss born within 50 years of Pythagoras of Samos (-570–-495).