Pythagoras

Mathematics Greek -570 – -495 350 quotes

Founded mathematical philosophy and the Pythagorean theorem

Quotes by Pythagoras

Declining from the public ways, walk in unfrequented paths.

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We ought so to behave to one another as to avoid making enemies of our friends, and at the same time to make friends of our enemies.

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The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like Him.

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It is requisite to defend those who are unjustly accused of having acted injuriously.

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The intellect of the universe is God.

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Do not destroy or damage a cultivated tree, nor any animal that does not injure men.

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One must choose in all things a mean just and good.

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Liberty is an equal distribution of rights and privileges.

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The purpose of life is the investigation of the Sun, the Moon, and the heavens.

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The principles of mathematics are the principles of all things.

Philosophical doctrine