The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that rules among fools.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Fools. Though the wise often meet with contempt, it is only among fools, who form the majority. (Calmet)
Vain declaimers in the Church show their own folly, as well as that of their hearers. (St. Jerome)