Quote#Wisdom
300. A Man may say too much even upon the best of Subjects
Quote byThomas Fuller · 1654–1734
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Gnomologia (1732), Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1745) : You may talk too much on the best of subjects..
English (original)
300. A Man may say too much even upon the best of Subjects.
— Thomas Fuller
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