This reminded me of a quote, "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." It's attributed to Abraham Lincoln (e.g. in

This reminded me of a quote, "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." It's attributed to Abraham Lincoln (e.g. in the Yale Book of Quotations). It's a humorous twist on a Bible verse: "Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding." (King James Bible, Proverbs 17:28)