| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 8818 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | It is a point of wisdom to be silent when occasion requires, and better than to speak, though never so well. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Of the Training of Children. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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