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A prudent and discreet Silence will be sometimes more to thy Advantage, than the most witty expression, or even the best contrived Sincerity. A Man often repents that he has spoken, but seldom that he has held his Tongue.

— Thomas Fuller Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II, 2593 (1727)

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