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Maxim
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Submitter comment:
Supposedly said by Abraham Lincoln.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MARYLAND ; BALTIMORE ; Goucher College
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |