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What does it mean?
Leave now; final words are for those who have not spoken enough.
In plain terms
Go away; last words are for the unsatisfied.
What can you take from it?
Do not waste time on empty final statements.

Where it applies

  • personal confrontation
  • debates

Putting it to work

  • exit decisively
  • avoid pointless remarks

Questions to consider

  • When are final words meaningful?
  • How to end discussions constructively?

Another view

Vague and dismissive.

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