The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought – Pythagoras

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will – Pythagoras

Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion – Pythagoras

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few – Pythagoras

As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other – Pythagoras

There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres – Pythagoras