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Philolaus Quotes on Nature

Philolaus of Croton was a Greek Pythagorean philosopher and the first member of the Pythagorean school whose writings survived into the classical period. This page collects quotes attributed to Philolaus on the topic of nature, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Philolaus:

    “Number is the bond of the eternal continuance of things.”

  • Attributed to Philolaus:

    “All things which can be known have number; for it is not possible that without number anything can be either conceived or known.”

  • Attributed to Philolaus:

    “Order itself is harmony.”

  • Attributed to Philolaus:

    “The world is one composed of limiters and unlimiteds.”