“Life is fraught with opportunities to keep your mouth shut.”
Winston S. Churchill (1874–1965) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
“Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.”
— Patrick Rothfuss, book The Wise Man's Fear
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