Socrates Quotes

The tongue of a fool is the key of his counsel, which, in a wise man, wisdom hath in keeping.

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• And my poor fool is hanged! No, no, no life! Why should a dog, a horse, a rat, have life, And thou no breath at all? Thou'lt come no more, Never, Never, Never, Never, Never! Pray you, undo this button.

  

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• The tongue of a fool is the key of his counsel, which, in a wise man, wisdom hath in keeping.

  

  Socrates
  • Wisdom
  • Fool
  • Tongue