“As empty vessels make the loudest sounds, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.”

— Plato

Often attributed to Plato, it cannot be found in any of his writings. http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=796
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Classical Greek philosopher -427–-347 BC

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