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It ain't a bad plan to keep still occasionally even when you know what you're talking about.
It ain't a bad plan to keep still occasionally even when you know what you're talking about.
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.
Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.
Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.
Stillborn silence! thou that art
Flood-gate of the deeper heart!
Stillborn silence! thou that art
Flood-gate of the deeper heart!
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.
Speech is great; but silence is greater.
Speech is great; but silence is greater.
Sometimes silence is not golden--just yellow.
Sometimes silence is not golden--just yellow.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
Silence is more eloquent than words.
Silence is more eloquent than words.