Who said this? "Give the mind five minutes alone with itself and it begins to think it's Pythagoras."

Question

This may not be the exact quote, but the gist is there.

If I recall correctly, the author is a contemporary female, possibly British.

Answer 1

I searched everywhere and could find your quote. Here's the closest I could come.

"Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb." ~~Pythagoras

"All man's miseries derive from not being able to sit quietly in a room alone." ~~Blaise Pascal