Pythagoras

“Reason is immortal, all else mortal.”

“Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.”

“Silence is better than unmeaning words.”

“Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.”

“As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings, he will never know health or peace.”

“Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.”

“The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.”

“There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.”

“A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.”

“Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.”

“Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.”

“Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will.”

“No man is free who cannot control himself.”

“Above all things, respect yourself.”

“Numbers have a way of taking a man by the hand and leading him down the path of reason.”

“Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.”

“The soul is dyed with the color of its thoughts.”

“Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you.”

“Salt is born of the purest parents: the sun and the sea.”

“Number is the ruler of forms and ideas, and the cause of gods and demons.”