[Elsie]

But it is still better to say what you think rather than to pat some one on the back just to get better liked.

My daddy told me, "Son; 'tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool; than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."

[ravenwolf]

My daddy told me, “Son; ‘tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool; than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”

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Right, and you are probably like me and have never spoken a word in public since. ha ha.