Silence is the best tactic for him who distrusts himself. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Silence is the best tactic for him who distrusts himself.
In the original French
Le silence est le parti le plus sûr de celui qui se défie de soi-même.
Reflections · 1678
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La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Collected Maxims and Other Reflections, translated by E. H. and A. M. Blackmore and Francine Giguere. Oxford University Press, 2008.
Original citation
La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Reflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims]. c. 1665.