A multitude of words is no proof of a prudent mind.
Quotes / By person / Thales Quotes 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."
