Saturday, November 29, 2008



Diogenes Laertes, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Pythagoras, Bk. VIII, 8:


“When Leon the tyrant of Phlius asked Pythagoras who he was, he said, “a philosopher,” and that he compared life to the Great Games, where some went to compete for the prize and others went with wares to sell, but the best as spectators; for similarly, in life, some grow up with servile natures, greedy for fame and gain, but the philosopher seeks for truth.”


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