Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself – Pythagoras

Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself – Pythagoras

Above all things, reverence yourself – 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

Virtue is harmony – Pythagoras