"a closed mouth catches no flies" meaning in English

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        "It's best not to talk too much."
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "It's best not to talk too much",
          "word": "vaikeneminen on kultaa"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "It's best not to talk too much",
          "word": "en boca pechada non entran moscas"
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          "sense": "It's best not to talk too much",
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          "word": "un bel tacer non fu mai scritto"
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          "sense": "It's best not to talk too much",
          "word": "mowa jest srebrem, a milczenie złotem"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "It's best not to talk too much",
          "word": "en boca cerrada no entran moscas"
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      "sense": "It's best not to talk too much",
      "word": "vaikeneminen on kultaa"
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "It's best not to talk too much",
      "word": "en boca pechada non entran moscas"
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