Did Pythagoras really say 'Do not speak a little on many subjects, but much on a few.'?

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Do not speak a little on many subjects, but much on a few.

— Pythagoras Ancient · Pythagorean theorem, mathematics

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Attributed as a Pythagorean maxim

Date: c. 500 BCE

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