I have often regretted my speech, never my silence. — Publilius Syrus · Skopia

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I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

Publilius Syrus

Sententiae · 43 BC

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Silence is golden Staying quiet Tact and discretion

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43 BC Classical antiquity

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Publilius Syrus

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Publilius Syrus. Sententiae. c. 1st century BC.

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