This is getting hilarious

  • Cevilia (she/they/…)
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    132 years ago

    Colloquially it means “If you’d kept your mouth shut, we might’ve thought you were clever.”

    It’s my favourite Latin phrase, and not directed at you btw. :)

    • Perhyte
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      22 years ago

      Reminds me of a similar quote:

      It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt