Golden Verses of Pythagoras

A collection of wisdom sayings by Pythagoras

Pythagoras of Samos (c. 570 – c. 495 BC) was an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher 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.

This collection of sayings, attributed to the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras and his followers, embody what we know about his teachings today. Besides exhortations to live a moral, simple and contemplative life, these aphorisms allow a glimpse of a bit of the Pythagorean schools' deeper knowledge.

Herein lies some wisdom sayings by Pythagoras and other eminent Greek Philosophers.