When you have nothing to say, say nothing.

Charles Caleb Colton

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Topic

Tact and discretion Talking

Author

Charles Caleb Colton

Source

Lacon

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1820 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Clergyman Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Colton, Charles Caleb. Lacon: Or Many Things In Few Words Addressed To Those Who Think. Vol. 1, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820.

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Brothers, I have listened to a great many talks from our great father. But they always began and ended in this: "Get a little further; you are too near me."

Speckled Snake

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Manifest destiny
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Speckled Snake
Language
English
Time
1829 1820s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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John Heywood

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Topic
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Author

John Heywood
Source
Proverbs (Heywood)
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1580 1580s 16th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Heywood, John. The Proverbs of John Heywood. London: George Bell and Sons, 1874, pt. 1, ch. 11.