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Quote by Edward Gibbon
I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect. – Edward Gibbon

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As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of exalted characters. – Edward Gibbon

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Their poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism. – Edward Gibbon

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Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage. – Publilius Syrus

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A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker. – Author Unknown

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It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood. – Karl Popper, Unended Quest

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Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech. – Martin Farquhar Tupper, “Of Discretion,” Proverbial Philosophy

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