What would you say?
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt. What would you say? Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and —————
*inspired by a newspaper insert
5 Comments »
03.11.07 @ 3:55 am
That phrase is cynical..removing all doubt suggests the confirmation of being a fool..so this is not quite a brain teaser.
now, if we take the innocent version of the phrase, well then my input on this would be: If I have something to say I would say it..what others might or might not think is irrelevent!
03.11.07 @ 3:06 am
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and erase all doubt, simply confirming that you ARE, in fact, a fool.
:)
03.11.07 @ 11:30 am
Whyyy Abraham Lincoln can be quite wise sometimes!
True, in case you’re a fool… but what I believe is
من كان يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر فليقل خيرا أو ليصمت
Thus, speaking has priorty, you only remain silent when you have nothing fruitful to say
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