μὴ ἐν πολλοῖς ὀλίγα λέγε, ἀλλ΄ ἐν ὀλίγοις πολλά → don't say little in many words, but much in a few words (Stobaeus quoting Pythagoras)
P. and V. σημεῖον, τό, V. σῆμα, τό. Met., P. and V. πρόσχημα, τό.