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It is a sad thing when men have neither enough intelligence to speak well, nor enough sense to hold their tongues; this is the root of all impertinence.
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18 | Variant translation: | It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well, nor the judgment to hold their tongues. | As quoted in A Dictionary of Thoughts: being A Cyclopedia of Laconic Quotations from the Best Authors of the World, both A

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