When you have nothing to say, say nothing. — Charles Caleb Colton · Skopia

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When you have nothing to say, say nothing.

Charles Caleb Colton

1820

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Tact and discretion Talking

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Charles Caleb Colton

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Colton, Charles Caleb. Lacon: Or Many Things In Few Words Addressed To Those Who Think. Vol. 1, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820.

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