Pythagoras of Samos (Ancient Greek: Πυθαγόρας; c. 570 – c. 495 BC), often known mononymously as Pythagoras, was an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher, polymath, and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism. His political and religious teachings were well known in Magna Graecia and influenced the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and, through...
Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
Do not fight verbosity with words: speech is given to all, intelligence to few.
Readiness of speech is often inability to hold the tongue.