The wisest people are the ones who listen fully when others are talking, and refrain from offering an opinion when they're lacking information.
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"The way to preserve wisdom is through silence." (Ethics of the Fathers 3:10)
We might think that the best way to act smart is by speaking and debating, and the best way to prove our smarts is to tell others what we know.
But the truth is that the wisest people are the ones who listen fully when others are talking, and refrain from offering an opinion when they're lacking information.