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    4. who said "It is better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
    who said "It is better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

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    0  Views: 1062 Answers: 1 Posted: 15 years ago
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      Abraham Lincoln, who was paraphrasing Proverbs 17:28, which says, "Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding."
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      13 years ago. Rating: 3
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        jhharlan

        I thought it was Mark Twain......
        commented 13 years ago


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