“If the ignorant keeps silent, people would not differ.”
Muhammad al-Taqi (811–835) ninth of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism
al-Shahid al-Tustari, Ihqaqul-Haq, vol.12, p. 432
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“Even the ignorant may appear very worthy,
If they keep silent before the learned.”
— Thiruvalluvar, book Tirukkuṛaḷ
Verse XLI.3
Tirukkural
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