What passes out of ones mouth passes into a hundred ears. It is a great misfortune not to have sense enough to speak well. (Desiderius Erasmus)

What passes out of ones mouth passes into a hundred ears. It is a great misfortune not to have sense enough to speak well.

Desiderius Erasmus

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