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Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they would like to say something. As empty vessels make the loudest sounds, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.
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Often attributed to Plato, it cannot be found completely in any of his writings ([http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=796 see this]). The quote is attributed to Plato in A Dictionary of Thoughts: Being a Cyclopedia of Laconic Quotations from the Best
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