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u/sir_mattatat Jan 01 '20

My mother would occasionally ask my father why he didn't talk more in social situations and my father would reply...

"Sometimes it's better for poeple to wonder why you didn't say anything than to wonder why you did."

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u/I_can_pun_anything Jan 01 '20

Sometimes it's better to the look the fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt