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Jean de La Bruyère: It is a great misfortune not to have mind enough to talk well, nor judgment…

It is a great misfortune not to have mind enough to talk well, nor judgment enough to be silent.

In today’s wordsIt's a great misfortune not to be smart enough to talk well, nor wise enough to keep quiet.

Jean de La BruyèreCommonly attributed
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From the book Quoted in Cassell's Book of Quotations, Proverbs and Household Words, compiled by W. Gurney Benham, 1914

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