La Citation de la Semaine: Numéro Deux

"Généralement, les gens qui savant peu parlent beaucoup, et les gens qui savant beaucoup parlent peu." ~Rousseau (philosopher)

  I cannot begin to tell you how many times I have heard this quote and thought nothing of it. I did not wonder where it came from or who said it until today. This quote in French translates to a common quote that is used in many different languages. "Generally speaking, the people who know little speak a lot and the people who know a lot speak little." All of us can remember a time when these words were used (the exact quote or a brief version), whether it be by our parents, our teachers (in school or in life), or a friend. Evidently, I could have used these very words in class not too long ago.
     There is this horribly annoying boy in my fourth period class who is immature, rude, and all the synonyms of those words to a tee. For the sake of writing this short story with average sentence structure, I shall call him "Gary". Anyway, I was absolutely fed up with Gary blabbing away while I was trying to watch the educational film on the Smartboard. It was obviously frustrating to not just me, but the entire class, for everyone was constantly being annoyed by his big mouth throughout the year. Students have tried asking him to politely quiet down before, and the teachers have even taken attempted to take action, but he refused to end his rein as King of the Chatterboxes. This is how my quote-of-the-week comes into play. Gary was always talking so much it made him seem unintelligent. On top of that, his excessive rambling would prevent him from focusing on his work, which led to his grades always dropping significantly. (I know that because I have heard him talking about his report card quite loudly, as if it were something to brag about.) Sometimes I feel pretty bad for him, but that is another story. 

     The other half of the quote says "people who know a lot speak little". I cannot begin to tell you how much I believe this is true. The most clever (and au courant may I add lol) people I know are the ones who tend to be a little shy. I believe that true intellect comes from listening, and that quiet is the most beautiful way to know if a person is enlightened because it means that the wheels in their brain are turning faster than their mouth can move due to being human.

      In conclusion, please free to comment below after you have finished reading, or even after reading halfway. You should never have to feel like you have to read something in its entirety if you do not wish to. Also, I used Google Translator for the title and the following sentences so if you  have any issues involving French grammar, please do not put the metaphorical weight on my shoulders or judge me on the poor usage of the "weight on my shoulders" expression.  Merci d'avoir lu mon blog. S'il vous plaît venez à nouveau!