Pythagoras, Musei Capitoli, Roma
Pythagoras
BioData:
Birth: c. 570 B.C.
Place of Birth: Samos
Death: c. 495 B.C. (75)
Era: Ancient Greece
Interests: Mathematics, Metaphysics, Music, Religion, Philosophy, Ethics, Mysticism, Politics
The Greek Pythagoras is now best remembered for his theorem of right-angled triangle. But for hundreds of years after his death, he was influential amongst scientists, mathematicians, philosophers and even the musicians.
Pythagoras in Angles
Pythagoras was the first to speculate that the Earth is spherical rather than a convex disc as per Homer’s idea or even a plate supported by four elephants standing on a turtle as was a popular belief at that time.
Pythagoras was also one of the first vegetarians. He believed that animals have souls and, therefore, should not be killed.
For breakfast, Pythagoras will have honey; for lunch, he would eat barley bread and vegetables.
Strangely Pythagoras had his idiosyncrasies such as being phobic about beans. He would not eat beans nor allow his followers to do so. He believed that if beans were buried in the ground, covered with dung, for forty days, the beans would assume human forms. This was something to do with transmigration of souls.
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Pythagoras Philosophy
Pythagoras considered himself more of a philosopher more than anything else. He was the first one to call himself a philosopher, lover of wisdom. It was noted that some of his philosophies had great similarities to that of the Buddha, who was a close contemporary.
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Anger begins with folly and ends with repentance.
—Pythagoras.
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All is number.
– Pythagoras
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Above all things reverence thyself.
– Pythagoras
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Have nothing to do with men in a passion, for they are not like iron, to be wrought on when they are hot.
—Pythagoras.
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Having departed from your house, turn not back; for the furies will be your attendants.”
―Pythagoras
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Respect yourself. The rest will follow.
– Pythagoras
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The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.
– Pythagoras