The man who, in a fit of melancholy, kills himself today may have wished to live had he waited a week.
Voltaire (1694–1778) French writer [pseud. of Francois-Marie Arouet]
Philosophical Dictionary, “Cato” (1764)
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Men repent speaking ten times, for once that they repent keeping silence.
James Burgh (1714–1775) British politician and writer
The Dignity of Human Nature, Sec. 5 “Miscellaneous Thoughts on Prudence in Conversation” (1754)
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