There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman – Pythagoras

Silence is better than unmeaning words – Pythagoras

Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body – 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

A thought is an idea in transit – Pythagoras

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