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The more you know the less you need to say.
The more you know the less you need to say.
Silence is the genius of fools and one of the virtues of the
wise.
[Fr., Le silence est read more
Silence is the genius of fools and one of the virtues of the
wise.
[Fr., Le silence est l'esprit des sots, et l'une des vertus du
sage.]
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.
Striving to tell his woes, words would not come;
For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.
Striving to tell his woes, words would not come;
For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.
Silence is more eloquent than words.
Silence is more eloquent than words.
Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.
Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.
A horrid stillness first invades the ear,
And in that silence we the tempest fear.
A horrid stillness first invades the ear,
And in that silence we the tempest fear.
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke read more
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird?
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the read more
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.