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Pythagoras

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Pythagoras of Samos was an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher, polymath, and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism. His political and religious teachings were well known in Magna Graecia and influenced the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and, through them, Western philosophy. Modern scholars disagree regarding Pythagoras's education and influences, but most agree that he travelled to Croton in southern Italy around 530 BC, where he founded a school in which initiates were allegedly sworn to secrecy and lived a communal, ascetic lifestyle.

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“By the air which I breathe, and by the water which I drink, I will not endure to be blamed on account of this discourse.”
— As reported by Heraclides Ponticus (c. 360 BC), and Diogenes Laërtius, in Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, "Pythagoras", Sect. 6, in the translation of C. D. Yonge (1853)
“Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.”
— As quoted in The World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors (1853) by Everard Berkeley
“Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.”
— As quoted in Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists‎ (2007) by James Geary
“Above and before all things, worship GOD!”
— As quoted in The Sayings of the Wise: Or, Food for Thought: A Book of Moral Wisdom, Gathered from the Ancient Philosophers (1555) by William Baldwin [1908 edition]
“It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.”
— "Pythagorean Ethical Sentences From Stobæus" (1904)
“None can be free who is a slave to, and ruled by, his passions.”
— As quoted in Florilegium, XVIII, 23, as translated in Dictionary of Quotations (1906) by Thomas Benfield Harbottle, p. 368

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Pythagoras: lunar impact crater · Roman freedman · ancient Greek sculptor of Samos

Overview

Pythagoras of Samos was an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher, polymath, and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism. His political and religious teachings were well known in Magna Graecia and influenced the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and, through them, Western philosophy. Modern scholars disagree regarding Pythagoras's education and influences, but most agree that he travelled to Croton in southern Italy around 530 BC, where he founded a school in which initiates were allegedly sworn to secrecy and lived a communal, ascetic lifestyle.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“By the air which I breathe, and by the water which I drink, I will not endure to be blamed on account of this discourse.”
— As reported by Heraclides Ponticus (c. 360 BC), and Diogenes Laërtius, in Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, "Pythagoras", Sect. 6, in the translation of C. D. Yonge (1853)
“Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.”
— As quoted in The World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors (1853) by Everard Berkeley
“Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.”
— As quoted in Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists‎ (2007) by James Geary
“Above and before all things, worship GOD!”
— As quoted in The Sayings of the Wise: Or, Food for Thought: A Book of Moral Wisdom, Gathered from the Ancient Philosophers (1555) by William Baldwin [1908 edition]
“It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life.”
— "Pythagorean Ethical Sentences From Stobæus" (1904)
“None can be free who is a slave to, and ruled by, his passions.”
— As quoted in Florilegium, XVIII, 23, as translated in Dictionary of Quotations (1906) by Thomas Benfield Harbottle, p. 368

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.