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  1. A quotation from The Bible

    Some people are thought to be wise because they don’t talk much; others are disliked because they talk too much. Some people keep quiet because they don’t have anything to say; others keep quiet because they know the right time to speak. A wise person will not speak until the right moment, but a bragging fool doesn’t know when that time is.
     
    [ἔστιν σιωπῶν εὑρισκόμενος σοφός,
    καὶ ἔστιν μισητὸς ἀπὸ πολλῆς λαλιᾶς.
    ἔστιν σιωπῶν, οὐ γὰρ ἔχει ἀπόκρισιν,
    καὶ ἔστιν σιωπῶν εἰδὼς καιρόν.
    ἄνθρωπος σοφὸς σιγήσει ἕως καιροῦ,
    ὁ δὲ λαπιστὴς καὶ ἄφρων ὑπερβήσεται καιρόν.]

    The Bible (The Old Testament) (14th - 2nd C BC) Judeo-Christian sacred scripture [Tanakh, Hebrew Bible], incl. the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonicals)
    Book 22b. Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 20: 5ff (Sir 20:5–7) [tr. GNT (1992 ed.)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-ot/84525/

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  2. A quotation from Judith Martin

    Allowing an unimportant mistake to pass without a comment is a wonderful social grace […] Children who have the habit of constantly correcting should be stopped before they grow up to drive spouses and everyone else crazy by interrupting stories to say, “No, dear — it was Tuesday, not Wednesday.”

    Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
    (Attributed)

    More about this quote: wist.info/martin-judith/2699/

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  3. A quotation from Ben Franklin

    If you would keep your Secret from an enemy, tell it not to a friend.

    Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
    Poor Richard (1741 ed.)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/22…

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