If you remain silent, there is no need to be afraid of words,
Which you might have said wrongly.
Geoffrey Chaucer
...The Lord punishes him,
Whoever talks at the wrong time,
When it would behoove him to remain silent...
Geoffrey Chaucer
The speech is slander. Silence is a lie.
Hong Zicheng
We sin both when we are silent, but we should speak, and when we speak, but we should be silent.
Saadi
Silence is golden... unless, of course, it is meanness.
Absalom Underwater
Only then is silence golden when there is something to say.
Boris Krutier
Silence is a sign of agreement between those who disagree.
Gennady Malkin
Silence is a sign of consent... of the lambs.
Evgeniy Kashcheev
It is difficult to remain silent, even more difficult to remain silent.
L. Bushma
Compared to words, sighs are hard to contain.
Srba Pavlovic
Great power belongs to the person who knows how to remain silent, even though he is right.
Cato the Elder
Those who obey their tongue usually remain silent.
Jerzy Lec
People would rather agree to denigrate themselves than to remain silent about themselves.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The desire to speak out is almost always stronger than the desire to learn something.
Dmitry Pisarev
Silence must be heard in its context.
Jerzy Lec
We learn to speak from people, to remain silent from the gods.
Plutarch
Oh, if only you would be silent! it would be counted to you as wisdom.
Job, 13, 5
You know how not to speak, but you are not able to remain silent.
Epicharmus
He who does not know how to speak cannot be silent.
Publilius Syrus
Everyone hears your cry; your whisper is only for those closest to you; your silence is only your best friend.
Linda McFarlane
Silence is the adornment of women.
Sophocles
Silence is a woman's best ornament, but unfortunately, it is almost never used.
Thomas Fuller
Silent women have a reputation for mastering conversation.
Magdalena the Impostor
The principle of “silence is golden” was invented by blackmailers.
He who does not understand your silence will hardly understand your words.
Elbert Hubbard
In love, we are more concerned about the meaning of silence than the meaning of words.
Mason Cooley
Silence can be the most monstrous thing.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Be quiet like that. so that we can hear what you are keeping silent about.
Dominik Opolski
It's a shame to say, but there's nothing to keep silent about.
Gennady Malkin
Silence is the continuation of a dispute by other means.
Attributed to Ernesto Che Guevara
Silence is an unbearable response.
Gilbert Chesterton
Taciturn people always impress. It's hard to believe. that a person has nothing to hide except his insignificance.
Maria Ebner-Eschenbach
He has glimpses of silence that make conversation with him interesting.
Sydney Smith
I know enough to remain silent.
Thomas Fuller
Silence is not only the absence of sound, but also the stillness of the mind.
Author unknown
Silence is the style of wisdom.
F. Bacon
Silence is a figure of speech that does not require an answer, short, cold, but terribly harsh.
T. Parker
It is better to remain intelligently silent than to speak stupidly.
Publilius Syrus
Silence is the wisdom of a fool.
Publilius Syrus
Silence is the virtue of fools.
F. Bacon
Silence is the only way for an ignoramus to at least prove that he is not a fool.
P. Decourcel
G. Shaw
Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.
W. Gaslitt
Silence is the most perfect expression of contempt.
B. Shaw
Silence is the most reliable answer to any contradictions dictated by insolence, vulgarity or envy.
I. Zimmerman
Silence is an argument that is almost impossible to refute.
G. Böll
Silence is the only acceptable substitute for brains.
M. Samuel
Silence is an extremely witty response.
G. Chesterton
Silence is more eloquent than words.
T. Carlyle
A woman is graced by silence.
Homer
Silence seals speech, and timing seals silence.
Solon
Be silent or say something better than silence.
Pythagoras of Samos
He who does not know how to be silent is not able to speak.
Seneca Lucius Annaeus (the Younger)
People stand out from the animal world with their ability to speak; The ability to remain silent distinguishes a person from the world of people.
Grigory Landau
Silence is golden, but sometimes it is also silver.
Zbigniew Zemecki
Silence is gold, which buys the silence of others.
Lech Konopiński
Silence is like that interesting subject that you can talk about him for hours.
Jules Romain
Silence is one of the most difficult arguments to refute.
Henry Wheeler Shaw
I don’t like interlocutors who continually interrupt my reasoning with their silence.
Leszek Kumor
Thoughtlessness is rarely silent.
Howard W. Newton
He knows how to remain silent so interestingly that everyone is waiting for him to finally speak.
Slavian Trotsky
You are silent better than you speak.
Talmud
How difficult it is to remain silent when you are not asked.
Mikhail Genin
A silent person rarely makes mistakes. Only if he speaks.
Vladislav Grzeszczyk
And a fool, when silent, may seem wise.
King Solomon – Proverbs 17, 28
First, think three times, and then remain silent.
Henri Renier
Their silence is a loud cry.
Cicero
A woman suffers in silence because she has no one to talk to.
Women are sometimes silent, but not when they have nothing to say.
Paul Saudet
Women love silent people. They think that they are listening to them.
Sasha Guitry
Don't say anything more often.
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He who does not understand your silence will hardly understand your words.
Teach your children to be silent. They will learn to speak on their own.
Silence sometimes means the harshest criticism.
The silence is as deep as Eternity; conversations are small, like Time.
Without knowing a foreign language, you will never understand the silence of strangers.
Silence and modesty are qualities that are very suitable for conversation.
Great souls endure suffering in silence.
A silent person rarely makes mistakes. Only if he speaks.
Be beautiful and sit silently. The first one is easier.
Whoever obliges himself to say everything without concealment will also oblige himself not to do what it is necessary to remain silent about.
Phrases about silence
Everyone says about a fool and a braggart that he is a fool and a braggart; but no one tells him this, and he dies, not knowing about himself what everyone knows.
Only the unsaid is worth remembering.
Vast subtle phrases about silence
Taciturn people always impress. It's hard to believe that a person has nothing to hide except his insignificance.
Speech is the destiny of man; silence is God's lot; but also the beast and death. Therefore, we must comprehend both arts.
Silence: one of the most difficult arguments to refute.
You must be able to remain silent about everything that matters only to you alone.
First, think three times, and then remain silent.
He who knows how to remain silent hears many confessions; for who will reveal himself to a talker and a gossip?
People learn how to speak, but the main science is how and when to remain silent.
If two people meet and talk, then the goal is not to exchange information or evoke emotions, but to hide behind words the silence and loneliness in which a person exists.
There are eras of silence, filled to the ceiling with records of conversations.
The trouble is when a person does not have enough intelligence to say well, or common sense to carefully remain silent.
The highest degree of the art of speaking is the ability to remain silent.
Silence is the greatest of human sufferings; the saints were never silent.
Clever subtle phrases about silence
Silence is the polish of fools and the cunning of a wise man.
Even in his silence, spelling errors could be heard.
Be silent or say something better than silence.
Decency is often a conspiracy of obscenity with silence.
It is better to remain silent and seem like a fool than to open your mouth and completely dispel doubts.
To see injustice and remain silent means to participate in it yourself.
It is most difficult to speak precisely when it is a shame to remain silent.
It is better to discover your mind in silence than in talking.
It is better to remain silent than to say bad things.
That person is good with whom you can have a good silence.
People willingly remain silent unless vanity prompts them to speak.
Silence does not always prove the presence of intelligence, but it proves the absence of stupidity.
Silence must be heard in its context.
As long as I remain silent, I do not give consent.
Silence is an unbearable response.
It is better to remain silent and seem like a fool than to speak up and leave no doubt about it.
There are people who become smarter if they don't say a single word to anyone for eight days in a row.
The most mysterious subtle phrases about silence
How long does it take for a smart person to talk before they believe that he is smart! A stupid person only has to remain silent, and everyone considers him smart.
Silence and valor are inseparable.
Silence - best way answering meaningless questions.
Sometimes silence is more expressive than any speech.
The last word of many writers should be silence.
It is not the beauty of every woman that is gold, but intelligence and silence.
A dullard is a fool who does not open his mouth; in this sense he is preferable to a talkative fool.
It's never too late to shut up if you know you're lying.
There is no answer more humiliating than contemptuous silence.
With those who are silent, they are silent, with those who tell everything, they are also silent.
Be silent so that you can hear what you are keeping silent about.
I don’t like interlocutors who continually interrupt my reasoning with their silence.
The silence of a man renowned for his eloquence inspires much more respect than the chatter of an ordinary talker.
Silence is a true friend that will never change.
In general, people who know little talk a lot, and those who know a lot talk little.
Those who have nothing of their own to say are better off remaining silent.
Women love silent men. They think that they are listening to them.
Silence is a sign of consent. Or that no one is listening to you.
Avant-garde subtle phrases about silence
Silence is the virtue of fools.
Let them blame you for your silence; they wouldn’t blame you just for being talkative.
In love, silence is more valuable than words. It’s good when embarrassment binds our tongue: silence has its own eloquence, which reaches the heart better than any words. How much a lover can say to his beloved when he is silent in confusion, and how much intelligence he reveals at the same time.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
Silence is a special art of conversation.
A man proves his love not by how he speaks about it, but by how he remains silent about it.
Enough topics for silence.
Silence is the refuge of a simple soul that has experienced the full depth of human sorrow.
Silence is the English way of conversation.
First we learn to walk and talk. Then we learn to sit quietly and keep quiet.
It's better to say nothing than to say nothing.
He has glimpses of silence that make conversation with him interesting.
People would rather agree to denigrate themselves than to remain silent about themselves.
Silence is sometimes more significant and sublime than the noblest and most expressive eloquence, and in many cases indicates a high mind.
Silence is the altar of caution.
Silence is gold, which buys the silence of others.
Lech Konopiński
Silence is a great friend that will never change.
Confucius
Silence is such an interesting subject that one can talk about it for hours.
Jules Romain
A man's silence is a sign of refusal, a woman's silence is a sign of consent.
Louis Massignon
Silence is the altar of caution.
Gracian y Morales
Silence is a special art of conversation.
William Hazlitt
Silence can be the most serious charge.
Menander
Silence is a great talent.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Silence is the virtue of fools.
Francis Bacon
Silence is golden, but sometimes it is also silver.
Zbigniew Zemecki
Silence is one of the most difficult arguments to refute.
Henry Wheeler Shaw
The silence is as deep as Eternity; conversations are small, like Time.
Thomas Carlyle
He who does not know how to be silent is not able to speak.
Seneca
To remain silent is to believe in yourself.
Albert Camus
People stand out from the animal world with their ability to speak; The ability to remain silent distinguishes a person from the world of people.
Grigory Landau
Silence is not a sign of soullessness at all. Only that which is empty from within rattles.
William Shakespeare
Listen and be silent.
Lucian
Learning to speak means growing up. Having learned to remain silent means becoming wiser.
Bernard Shaw
I don’t like interlocutors who continually interrupt my reasoning with their silence.
Leszek Kumor
There is no answer more humiliating than contemptuous silence.
Michel Montaigne
Silence is a shield from many troubles, and chatter is always harmful. A man's tongue is small, but how many lives has he ruined?
Omar Khayyam
Silence is the polish of fools and the cunning of a wise man.
Alexander Pope
He knows how to remain silent so interestingly that everyone is waiting for him to finally speak.
Slavian Trotsky
If you knew how rarely we are understood correctly, you would remain silent more often.
Johann Goethe
You must be able to remain silent about everything that matters only to you alone.
Philip Chesterfield
Thoughtlessness is rarely silent.
Howard W. Newton
Sometimes silence is more expressive than any speech.
Montesquieu
Silence is the wisdom of a fool.
Publius
You are silent better than you speak.
Talmud
It is not the beauty of every woman that is gold, but intelligence and silence.
Menander
A silent person rarely makes mistakes. Only if he speaks.
Vladislav Grzeszczyk
Those who have nothing of their own to say are better off remaining silent.
Vissarion Belinsky
It is better to remain intelligently silent than to speak stupidly.
Publius
Truly he is glorious and great who holds his tongue in anger.
Rasul Gamzatov
It takes a person two years to learn to speak and sixty years to learn to keep his mouth shut.
Lion Feuchtwanger
How difficult it is to remain silent when you are not asked.
Mikhail Genin
And a fool, when silent, may seem wise.
King Solomon - Proverbs 17, 28
Be quiet. Be silent until you are able to say something that will be more useful than your silence.
Archimedes
Their silence is a loud cry.
Cicero
If you want people to remain silent about something, be the first to be silent.
Seneca
Silence must be heard in its context.
Stanislav Jerzy Lec
First, think three times, and then remain silent.
Henri Renier
Silence seals speech, and timing seals silence.
Solon
The silence of a man renowned for his eloquence inspires much more respect than the chatter of an ordinary talker.
Chamfort
A woman's silence still needs to be earned.
Tamara Kleiman
Silence is more eloquent than words.
Thomas Carlyle
People learn how to speak, but the main science is how and when to remain silent.
Leo Tolstoy
A woman suffers in silence because she has no one to talk to.
Author unknown
If you are ill-mannered and silent, then you are well-mannered, but if you are well-mannered and silent, then you are well-mannered.
Theophrastus
A woman is graced by silence.
Homer
When you have nothing to say, don't say anything.
Author unknown
He who talks a lot often fails.
Lao Tzu
He who knows how to remain silent hears many confessions; for who will reveal himself to a talker and a gossip?
Francis Bacon
I know enough to remain silent.
Thomas Fuller
Women love silent men. They think that they are listening to them.
Sasha Guitry
We learn to speak from people, to remain silent from the gods.
Plutarch
When eagles are silent, parrots chatter.
Winston Churchill
Silence is sometimes more significant and sublime than the noblest and most expressive eloquence, and in many cases indicates a high mind.
Joseph Addison
Silence is a sign of agreement between those who disagree.
Gennady Malkin
Silence is the continuation of an argument by other means.
Ernesto Che Guevara
A smart wife, while her angry husband screams and scolds, remains silent, and only when he falls silent does she start a conversation with him in order to soften him and calm him down.
Plutarch
Anyone who does not understand your silence is unlikely to understand your words.
Author unknown
He who sows evil reaps repentance. The one who remains silent in noisy disputes is wiser than talkers, at the word of the quick.
Saadi
The dust of dead words has stuck to you: wash your soul with silence.
Rabindranath Tagore