“Most men and women, by birth or nature, lack the means to advance in wealth and power, but all have the ability to advance in knowledge.”

—  Pythagoras

As quoted in The Golden Ratio (2002) by Mario Livio

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ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher -585–-495 BC

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