Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than open one's mouth and remove all doubt.

Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.

Now speak, / Or be for ever silent.