"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." - Abraham Lincoln: February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865
"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." - Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain): November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910
Related Biblical verses:
- Job 13:5 If only you would be altogether silent! For you, that would be wisdom. (NIV)
- Proverbs 10:19 Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.(BBE)
- Pro 17:28 Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue. (NIV)
- Ecc 5:3 As a dream comes when there are many cares, so the speech of a fool when there are many words. (NIV)
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