20 Quotes Tagged: remaining-silent

It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.

Silence does not always mark wisdom.

You can quicker get back a million dollars that was stolen than a word that you gave away.

Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.

Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Speak only if it improves upon the silence.

Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.

Always have something to say. The man who has something to say and who is known never to speak unless he has, is sure to be listened to.

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

It is always assumed by the empty-headed, who chatter about themselves for want of something better, that people who do not discuss their affairs openly must have something to hide.

silence is the language of god,
all else is poor translation.

If I were to remain silent, I'd be guilty of complicity.

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.

Seeing her sitting there unresponsive makes me realize that silence has a sound.