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Abraham Lincoln - It comes from a passage in The Bible.

thou many have attributed this to Abraham Lincoln he was Quoting Samuel Clemens original line from an article in the Saint Lewis Examiner circa. 1858-59 were in Clemens was quoting from the bible. there have been several other authors having made this same quotation over the years James Eliot Baser being one and a numinous others. so in conclusion its is imposable based on the evidence at had to ascertain the original speaker as that would place its origination in to the 2 century AD when most researchers agree much of the New Testament was written

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Basically it means to choose your words wisely. Quite often the people who are seen as the smartest are the ones who speak the least, and they only speak when they are sure of the answer. If you do not know the answer and you stay quiet some people may think you don't know. If you try to answer and you don't know the answer, you will prove you do not know.

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Think before you speak. If you are silent, people might think you are a fool. However, if you say something foolish, they will know for sure you are.

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I believe the saying is better to keep your mouth shut and let them think you're stupid then to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

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