Pythagoras

Mathematics Greek -570 – -495 350 quotes

Founded mathematical philosophy and the Pythagorean theorem

Quotes by Pythagoras

Number rules the universe.

Attributed saying -530

All things are numbers.

Attributed aphorism -530

There is geometry in the humming of the strings. There is music in the spacing of the spheres.

Attributed in Iamblichus -500

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will.

Pythagorean Golden Verses -520

Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.

Attributed saying -510

The soul is immortal, and is born again many times.

Attributed doctrine -540

Friends share all things in common.

Pythagorean maxim -530

Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.

Attributed aphorism -520

Reason is immortal, all else mortal.

Attributed saying -500

In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.

Pythagorean Golden Verses -510

Poverty consists not in having few goods, but in having many wants.

Attributed aphorism -530

The highest discovery of all is that there is a God.

Attributed reflection -540

Do not eat your heart; which is to say, do not brood over sorrows.

Pythagorean Golden Verses -520

As long as men are greedy, there will be war.

Attributed saying -500

The beginning of health is learning to control the body.

Attributed maxim -510

Numbers rule the universe as the first principle.

Professional observation -530

God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.

Attributed aphorism -540

Let not the sun look down on thy anger.

Pythagorean Golden Verses -520

The study of mathematics is the best training for the mind.

Professional reflection -500

Virtue is harmony.

Attributed saying -530