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When you know something, you know it, and when you don't, you'd better learn. And in the meantime, you should keep quiet, or at least speak only when what you say will advance the learning process.
When you know something, you know it, and when you don't, you'd better learn. And in the meantime, you should keep quiet, or at least speak only when what you say will advance the learning process.
Approximate author period: c. 1978 AD · modern
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- Roberto Bolaño
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- Approximate author period: c. 1978 AD · modern
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