better to be a witty fool
than a foolish Wit
better to be a witty fool
than a foolish Wit
The whole line from Feste in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" is:-Originally Posted by barry
"Wit, an't be thy will, put me in good fooling! Those wits that think they have thee, do very oft prove fools, and I that am sure lack thee may pass for a wise man "Ö" Better a witty fool than a foolish wit"
Proverbs 17:28 (King James Version) has this:-
"Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding."
The most appropriate modern equivalent would be:-
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."
Just my 2 centavos
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