None can be free who is a slave to, and ruled by, his passions. - Pythagoras

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None can be free who is a slave to, and ruled by, his passions.

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Pythagoras of Samos (Πυθαγόρας; c. 570 BC – c. 496 BC) was an Ionian Greek philosopher often revered as a great mathematician, mystic, scientist, and putative founder of the traditions referred to as Pythagoreanism.

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Native Name: Πυθαγόρας ὁ Σάμιος
Alternative Names: Pythagoras of Samos • Pythagoras from Samos • Samian Sage
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