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From LSJ

Σιγᾶν ἄμεινον ἢ λαλεῖν, ἃ μὴ πρέπει → Decet tacere quam loqui, quae non decet → Schweig besser still, als dass du sagst, was du nicht darfst

Menander, Monostichoi, 484