Pythagorean Silence

An earlier reference to Pythagorean silence comes from the Athenian orator isocrates, a 5th and 4th century Athenian. He was speaking about the Egyptians in one of his orations called Boussiras. And we've already encountered the Egyptians associated with Pythagoras. Let's read the quote from my Socrates and see what he has to say.