Qui plussait, plus se tait. French, you know. The more a man knows, th…

Madeleine L'Engle
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Qui plussait, plus se tait. French, you know. The more a man knows, the less he talks. ✨ Madeleine L'Engle (2012). A Wrinkle in Time: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition, p.61, Macmillan
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Qui plussait, plus se tait. French, you know. The more a man knows, the less he talks. ✨ Madeleine L'Engle (2012). A Wrinkle in Time: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition, p.61, Macmillan

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