Misattribution: "Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something." - NOT Plato

[Devin]

Plato

"Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something." - NOT Plato

This very popular quote only works in the English language, not in the original Greek. Furthermore, it is not found in any of his writings:

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8808...

There is a discussion on this topic here where this is heavily disputed as having originated by Plato:
https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll...

At this point, I think it is best to attribute it as "Unknown" for the time being.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Devin wrote: "Plato

"Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something." - NOT Plato

This very popular quote only works in the English language, not in th..."

Hi Devin

I'm going to bump this one up because it has too many likes for me to take care of - needs a Super or Staff.

[Emily]

Deleting

[Devin]

Thank you both.