True.

True words

So true. So many speak without thinking.

Thank you.

Totally agreeable!

So true Nichola 😉

Interesting bit of wisdom...thanks for sharing.

Very well said Nichola. When my father was alive he rarely spoke, but he was very wise. Jim

There is a reason God gave us two ears and only one mouth.

Thanks for sharing and have a great, productive week.

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt."

Thought to be said by Abraham Lincoln, or Mark Twain. Though recent research points to an earlier version by Maurice Switzer in 1907.

"It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool than to talk and remove all doubt of it."

There is even a similar phrase from the Bible, King James version - "Even a fool when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding."

No doubt there is an earlier version out there as well as this seems to be what is known as a universal truth.

Though most people struggle to keep thoughts to themselves, we are a talkative bunch for the most part and we want to express ourselves.

There is merit to the old saying "Silence is Golden"

What about those who write?! They seem to know quite a bit!

It’s a paradox this one. If those who knew did not actually speak what they knew, then none of the ancient Chinese wisdom would have got handed down verbally from generation to generation.

But I’m probably not right about that or I wouldn’t have said anything!

Thought-provoking blog - love it!

Woodsie
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