"It is difficult to walk at one and the same time many paths of life."
About Pythagoras
Pythagoras of Samos was an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician who founded the Pythagorean school; he is best known for the Pythagorean theorem and for influential teachings that combined mathematics, philosophy, and religious practice.
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