Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.
Athenian statesman
Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.
Athenian statesman
Attributed to Pericles.
c. 5th Century BCE (approximate)
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