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Quotation by Francis Bacon
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Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.
Francis Bacon (1561–1626), British philosopher, essayist, statesman. "Of Discourse," Essays (1597-1625).
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