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The Renaissance3 quotes
Weigh’st thy words before thou giv’st them breath. — William Shakespeare · 1604Talkers are no good doers. Be assured
We go to use our hands and not our tongues. — William Shakespeare · 1597Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things. — Ben Jonson · 1637Ancient World1 quote
He who knows does not speak.
He who speaks does not know. — Lao Tzu · 400 BC