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Spanish proverb?

Posted by ESC on March 07, 2000

In Reply to: Lawrence Coughlin? posted by Bruce Kahl on March 07, 2000

: 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.

: www.excelquest.com/ thoughts.htm
: pirovich.com/ quotes.html
: members.tripod.com/ KristinAnn/newpage33.htm

I searched on Alta Vista under "improve on the silence" and several sites were listed. One said: "Learn not to speak unless you can improve on the silence." - anon. Two, including the one here, said it is a Spanish proverb.

Here's the address of one site:
Don't speak unless you can improve on the silence.
- Spanish proverb

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