Posted by Bruce Kahl on March 07, 2000
In Reply to: Author?? "If you cannot improve the silence, don't speak" posted by Nate on March 07, 2000 at
I found a couple of sites that claim the quote is from a Lawrence
Coughlin!
Various searches produced no mention of Mr.Coughlin except for a
politician with said moniker.
Some other sites claim it is a New England Proverb attributed to
a Mr. Anonymous.
http://www.excelquest.com/thoughts.htm
http://pirovich.com/quotes.html
http://members.tripod.com/KristinAnn/newpage33.htm