“Never miss a good chance to shut up.”
Will Rogers (1879–1935) American humorist and entertainer
The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers (2001)
“Never miss a chance… to keep your mouth shut.”
Source: A Day No Pigs Would Die
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Robert Newton Peck1
American children's writer 1928Related quotes
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“Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.”
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“you'll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut”
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“It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Cited as an example of "What Mark Twain Didn't Say" in Mark Twain by Geoffrey C. Ward, et al.
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Variant: It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
“You are a shithead, Williamson. If you can't think on your feet you oughta keep your mouth shut.”
David Mamet Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross (1993), Shelley Levene
“Success = 1 part work + 1 part play + 1 part keep your mouth shut”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
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“You couldn’t keep your mouth shut? I’m calling you Glitterhair from now on. Or Talksalot.”
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Source: The Exiled Queen