“Wise men speak when they have something to say, fools speak because they have to say something”
Aristotle (-384–-321 BC) Classical Greek philosopher, student of Plato and founder of Western philosophy
“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.”
— Plato
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Plato (-427–-347 BC) Classical Greek philosopher
Often attributed to Plato, it cannot be found in any of his writings ( see this http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=796). The quote is attributed to Plato in A Dictionary of Thoughts: Being a Cyclopedia of Laconic Quotations from the Best Authors of the World, Both Ancient and Modern (page 560) by Tryon Edwards. <br class="br">Misattributed
“You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald book The Crack-Up
Notebook E: Epigrams, Wisecracks, and Jokes https://books.google.com/books?id=NIhKY8SpAE4C&q=%22You%20don%27t%20write%20because%20you%20want%20to%20say%20something%3B%20you%20write%20because%20you%27ve%20got%20something%20to%20say.%22&pg=PA123#v=onepage, edited by Edmund Wilson (1945) <br class="br">Quoted, The Crack-Up (1936)
Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) American writer and lecturer
“It's simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.”
Sam Levenson (1911–1980) American journalist
“It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it.”
Sam Levenson (1911–1980) American journalist