Theano Quotes
Theano of Croton was a Greek Pythagorean philosopher of the late sixth and early fifth century BC and one of the earliest women in the Western philosophical tradition. According to different ancient reports she was the wife or the pupil of Pythagoras and the mother of Damo, Telauges, Myia, and Arignote, all of them credited as Pythagoreans in their own right. The quotes below are attributed to Theano, organized by topic.
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Theano on God
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Attributed to Theano:
“It is right to keep silence about what is sacred.”
Theano on Knowledge
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“The woman who goes to bed with a man must put off her modesty with her petticoat, and put it on again with the same.”
From Essay XX by Michel de Montaigne (translated by Charles Cotton , Macmillan London 1877). -
“From Essay XX by Michel de Montaigne (translated by Charles Cotton , Macmillan London 1877).”
The woman who goes to bed with a man must put off her modesty with her petticoat, and put it on again with the same.
Theano on Love
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Attributed to Theano:
“Friendship is the harmony of souls in pursuit of the good.”
Theano on Nature
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Attributed to Theano:
“Number is the principle of all things.”
Theano on Virtue
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Attributed to Theano:
“A woman should never repeat what is heard within the home.”
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Attributed to Theano:
“Live virtuously, and forgive easily.”