Did Pythagoras really say 'Don't leave the outline of a pan in ashes.'?

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Don't leave the outline of a pan in ashes.

— Pythagoras Ancient · Pythagorean theorem, mathematics

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"The soul is a self-moving number."

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"Do not speak without light."

A Pythagorean 'Symbol', likely a symbolic instruction about cleanliness or leaving no trace.

Date: c. 570-495 BCE (interpreted later)

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