If a word is worth a coin, silence is worth two.

If a word is worth a coin, silence is worth two.

Silence is more eloquent than words.

Silence is more eloquent than words.

Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.

Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.

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.

A moment of silence is not inherently religious.

A moment of silence is not inherently religious.

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.

The more you know the less you need to say.

The more you know the less you need to say.

He sees only night, and hears only silence.
[Fr., Il ne voit que la nuit, n'entend que le silence.]

He sees only night, and hears only silence.
[Fr., Il ne voit que la nuit, n'entend que le silence.]

There was silence deep as death;
And the boldest held his breath,
For a time.

There was silence deep as death;
And the boldest held his breath,
For a time.