Pythagoras

Mathematics Greek -570 – -495 350 quotes

Founded mathematical philosophy and the Pythagorean theorem

Quotes by Pythagoras

Justice is the product of fair division.

Political mathematical note -510

The wise count blessings, not woes.

Witty wisdom -540

Eternity is captured in a single equation.

Professional philosophy -520

Live as if under the gods' watchful numbers.

Ethical maxim -500

The mind's eye sees geometric truths.

Visual reflection -530

Harmony tunes the strings of fate.

Artistic metaphor -510

The unnumbered life is chaos.

Philosophical warning -540

In math, errors are but steps to proof.

Professional comeback -520

The soul weighs heavy with unlearned lessons.

Personal insight -500

Politics is the geometry of power.

Political analogy -530

Laughter is the shortest distance between friends.

Humorous remark -510

The pyramid ascends to divine heights.

Geometric symbolism -540

Cherish the moment as a perfect square.

Life metaphor -520

Truth unfolds in infinite progression.

Philosophical series -500

Number is the ruler of forms and ideas, and the cause of gods and demons.

Fragments of the Pythagoreans

Evolution is the law of life, number is the law of the universe, unity is the law of God.

Fragments of the Pythagoreans

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

Fragments of the Pythagoreans

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.

Fragments of the Pythagoreans

Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable.

Fragments of the Pythagoreans

Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.

Fragments of the Pythagoreans