Pythagoras Quotes
Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher and mathematician born on the island of Samos around 570 BC. He founded a religious and philosophical brotherhood at Croton in southern Italy, where his followers pursued a communal life of study, asceticism, and ritual purification. The quotes below are attributed to Pythagoras, organized by topic.
Pythagoras on Love
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Attributed to Pythagoras:
“Friends share all things.”
Pythagoras on Nature
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Attributed to Pythagoras:
“Number is the ruler of forms and ideas, and the cause of gods and demons.”
Pythagoras on Politics
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Attributed to Pythagoras:
“Educate the children and it will not be necessary to punish the men.”
Pythagoras on Truth
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Attributed to Pythagoras:
“Silence is better than unmeaning words.”
Pythagoras on Virtue
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Attributed to Pythagoras:
“Above all things, reverence yourself.”
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Attributed to Pythagoras:
“Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable.”
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Attributed to Pythagoras:
“Do not even think of doing what ought not to be done.”