Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.

Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.

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.]

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.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

Sometimes silence is not golden--just yellow.

Sometimes silence is not golden--just yellow.

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.

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

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

Silence is the most powerful scream.

Silence is the most powerful scream.

I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue: he approaches nearest to the Gods, who knows how to read more

I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue: he approaches nearest to the Gods, who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.