It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, humorist
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"I am not an optimist. I am a realist. I believe in the triumph of good over evil. But I don't believe in the triumph of good over evil without a fight."
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