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

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

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

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

Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few – Pythagoras