Silence rides shotgun
wherever hate goes.

There are many justifications of silence; there can be none of insincerity.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

Be silent and safe—silence never betrays you.

Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Pierrette, like all those who suffer more than they have strength to bear, kept silence.Silence is the only weapon by which such victims can conquer; it baffles the Cossack charges of envy, the savage skirmishings of suspicion; it does at times give victory, crushing and complete, — for what is more complete than silence? it is absolute; it is one of the attributes of infinity.

History shows that silence is unforgivable, for it gives bigotry license. And when meek words masquerade as moral courage, they are perceived as indifference and give the worst of human nature permission to flourish.

Silence is the mother of truth

There is no sport in hate where all the rage Is on one side.

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety as after disappointment; that background which the painter may not daub, be he master or bungler, and which, however awkward a figure we may have made in the foreground, remains ever our inviolable asylum, where no indignity can assail, no personality can disturb us.