When you have nothing to say, say nothing. –Charles Caleb Colton, Lacon, 1820-1822, vol. 1, no. 183
Charles Caleb Colton, Lacon, vol. 1, no. 183.
Colton's advice: when you have nothing worthwhile to say, stay silent.
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It is better to be silent and be considered a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
— Abraham Lincoln
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
— Abraham Lincoln
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It takes two years to learn to talk and seventy years to learn to keep your mouth shut.
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