Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) 16th President of the United States
Remarks at the Monogahela House (14 February 1861); as published in The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln (1953) by Roy P. Basler, vol. 4, p. 209
1860s
“1953. Learn the art of Silence; the wise Man that holds his Tongue, says more than the Fool who speaks.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727)
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Thomas Fuller (writer)420
British physician, preacher, and intellectual 1654–1734Related quotes
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“4833. The wise Man draws more Advantage from his Enemies, than a Fool from his Friends.”
Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654–1734) British physician, preacher, and intellectual
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1749) : The wise Man draws more Advantage from his Enemies, than the Fool from his Friends.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)