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by reverend_kyle on Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:01 pm
wicked wrote:Hey Ank....
Confucious Say...Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
reverend_kyle wrote:wicked wrote:Interestingly enough, it is attributed to both men, plus a few more, but it apparently has it's roots in the Bible, so we're both right and wrong.
It's been attributed to many persons, but seems to have its roots in the Bible:
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt . -- George Eliot
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.-- Abraham Lincoln (also attr. Confucius)
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.-- Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. -- Bible, 'Proverbs' 17:28.
Hey anarkists dream I have a quote for you.
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt . -- George Eliot
burn.
fastposted.
DANCING MUSTARD FOR POOP IN '08!
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by strike wolf on Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:55 pm
wicked wrote:Interestingly enough, it is attributed to both men, plus a few more, but it apparently has it's roots in the Bible, so we're both right and wrong.
It's been attributed to many persons, but seems to have its roots in the Bible:
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt . -- George Eliot
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.-- Abraham Lincoln (also attr. Confucius)
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.-- Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. -- Bible, 'Proverbs' 17:28.
So in other words you're both wrong. There case closed.
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by Dancing Mustard on Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:10 am
Iliad wrote:You're laughing at yourself.
It's a valuable life skill. I commend him for it.
Wayne wrote:Wow, with a voice like that Dancing Mustard must get all the babes!
Garth wrote:Yeah, I bet he's totally studly and buff.
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by Iliad on Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:14 am
Dancing Mustard wrote:Iliad wrote:You're laughing at yourself.
It's a valuable life skill. I commend him for it.
Having a sense of humour and being able to laugh if you are the victim of a joke or prank is commendable.
Trying to debate with someone and then just laughing instead of doing something isn't
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Yeah, it's old news, but still unbelievable. If he would've had sex with her instead, he wouldn't be in jail now. And I thought NC was backwards... GA takes the cake! 
