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Fool talk much, wise men talk less.

The fool talks much; the wise man talks less.

True wisdom shows restraint, while foolishness reveals itself through excess talk.

Traditional Bahamas Wisdom, Bahamas

Source: Traditional Bahamas proverb, public-domain oral tradition (recorded by H.H. Finlay, Eleuthera, 1925)

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