Robert W. Service - "Be sure your wisest words are those you do not say."
If this sounds like a familiar concept, Solomon had some similar thoughts:
"When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent" (Proverbs 10:19).
"A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly" (Proverbs 12:23).
"Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin" (Proverbs 13:3)
"Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent" (Proverbs 17: 27 - 28)
Food for thought.
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