| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 21666 |
| QUOTATION: | Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Epictetus (c. 50120), Greek Stoic philosopher. Enchiridion, XXXIII, 2. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Epictetus Collection. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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