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Πυθαγόρας τὴν μέθην μανίας μελέτην ἐκάλει.

Πυθαγόρας, of Samos, a famous philosopher of the 6th century B.C., who founded a school at Kroton famous for its rigorous discipline.
μέθη, -ης, ἡ, drunkenness.
μανία, -ας, ἡ, (maniac), madness, enthusiasm.
μελέτη, -ης, ἡ, practice, exercise.
ἐκάλει, used to call.