The Beginning, As The Proverb Says, Is

The So-called Pythagoreans, Who Were The First To Take Up Mathematics, Not Only Advanced This Subject, But Saturated With It, They Fancied That The Principles Of Mathematics Were The Principles Of All Things.

All Flatterers Are Mercenary, And All Low-minded Men Are Flatterers.

All Persons Ought To Endeavor To Follow What Is Right, And Not What Is Established.

He Who Cannot See The Truth For Himself, Nor, Hearing It From Others, Store It Away In His Mind, That Man Is Utterly Worthless.

The Ideal Man Takes Joy In Doing Favors For Others.