The mind contracts herself and shrinketh in, And to herself she gladly doth retire.

The mind contracts herself and shrinketh in, And to herself she gladly doth retire.

And they three passed over the white sands, between the rocks,
silent as the shadows.

And they three passed over the white sands, between the rocks,
silent as the shadows.

Speech is great; but silence is greater.

Speech is great; but silence is greater.

If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.

If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.

I am better able to retract what I did not say than what I did.

I am better able to retract what I did not say than what I did.

When they hold their tongues they cry out.
[Lat., Cum tacent clamant.]

When they hold their tongues they cry out.
[Lat., Cum tacent clamant.]

Silence is a source of great strength.

Silence is a source of great strength.

Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]

Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]

Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.