Pythagoras

Mathematics Greek -570 – -495 350 quotes

Founded mathematical philosophy and the Pythagorean theorem

Quotes by Pythagoras

The limit of the soul is the infinite.

Personal reflection -510

Proportions govern beauty in art.

Artistic observation -540

The wise discern patterns in chaos.

Scientific saying -520

Rejoice in the present, honor the past.

Life maxim -500

The diagonal of the square is irrational.

Mathematical discovery reflection -530

Soul and body are opposites in harmony.

Philosophical doctrine -510

The mean is the fairest in governance.

Political aphorism -540

Contemplate the eternal through geometry.

Professional reflection -520

True friends divide joys and multiply sorrows.

Life saying -500

The cosmos is a living number.

Cosmological observation -530

Silence allows the soul to speak.

Wisdom teaching -510

The fifth is the marriage number.

Numerical symbolism -540

Pursue virtue as the highest good.

Ethical maxim -520

Waves and particles follow numerical laws.

Natural philosophy -500

The heart finds peace in moderation.

Personal reflection -530

Unity begets multiplicity.

Philosophical principle -510

Art imitates the mathematical order.

Artistic reflection -540

The enlightened see beyond appearances.

Wisdom saying -520

Every theorem unlocks a divine secret.

Professional aphorism -500

Live simply, that others may simply live.

Life maxim -530