Quote of Publilius Syrus - It is a brief refusal when...
Biography - Publilius Syrus:
Latin writer
*Approximate years of birth and death.
Born: -85 - Died: -43
Period:
1st century BC
Place of birth: Syria
Born: -85 - Died: -43
Period:
1st century BC
Place of birth: Syria
It is a brief refusal when the wise man meets a request with silence.
Note
When a wise man meets a request with silence, he curtly refuses.
Source: Sentences
Translation
(French, Latin, German)
Sapiens quod petitur, ubi tacet, breviter negat.
See also...
Quotes about silence:
What can be said at all can be said clearly, and what we cannot talk about we must pass over in silence.
Publilius Syrus also said...
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