People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
In the original French
Généralement les gens qui savent peu parlent beaucoup, et les gens qui savent beaucoup parlent peu.
Emile; or, On Education · 1762
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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Emile, ou De l'education [Emile, or On Education]. A la Haye: Jean Neaulme, 1762, bk. 4.