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Quote by Francis Bacon
Speech of yourself ought to be seldom and well chosen. - Francis B

Speech of yourself ought to be seldom and well chosen. – Francis Bacon

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There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool. – Francis Bacon

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The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other peoples minds. – Walter Bagehot

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The mind is a wonderful thing. It starts working the minute youre born and never stops working until you get up to speak in public. – Patricia Ann Ball

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The basic rule of human nature is that powerful people speak slowly and subservient people quickly –because if they dont speak fast nobody will listen to them. – Michael Caine

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Its better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that youre stupid than to open it and remove all doubt. – Rami Belson

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