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The proverb says that 'The answer to a fool is silence'. Observation, however, indicates that almost any other answer will have the same effect in the long run.

Idries Shah
Running, Long, Silence
Idries Shah (1983). “Reflections”, p.58, Octagon Press Ltd
The proverb says that 'The answer to a fool is silence'. Observation, however, indicates that almost any other answer will have the same effect in the long run.