A multitude of words is no proof of a prudent mind.

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A multitude of words is no proof of a prudent mind.- - Thales

Οὔ τι τὰ πολλὰ ἔπη φρονίμην ἀπεφήνατο δόξαν

A multitude of words is no proof of a prudent mind.

As quoted in Diogenes Laërtius, The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, I, 35; as translated in Dictionary of Quotations (Classical) edited by Thomas Benfield Harbottle, p. 455

Also translated as: "Many words do not declare an understanding heart."

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