This reminded me of a quote, "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than...

troymc on Aug 13, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Silence: Because I talked so rarely, people took t...

This reminded me of a quote, "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." It's attributed to Abraham Lincoln (e.g. in the Yale Book of Quotations).

It's a humorous twist on a Bible verse: "Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding." (King James Bible, Proverbs 17:28)

sjs on Aug 13, 2011 [–]

Thanks for posting the source. That's one of my favourite sayings and one I would do well to remember more often.