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A fool is known by his Speech; and a wise man by Silence.
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By Silence, the discretion of a man is known: and a fool, keeping Silence, seemeth to be wise.
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It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
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Our passions are most like to floods and streams; The shallow murmur, but the deep are dumb.
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Born:
570 BC
Died:
495 BC
(aged 75)
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