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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 more eloquent than words.
Silence is more eloquent than words.
Silence is the most powerful scream.
Silence is the most powerful scream.
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.
I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark.
I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark.
If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.
If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.
It is better to be silent, and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
It is better to be silent, and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Silence is argument carried on by other means.
Silence is argument carried on by other means.
If a word is worth a coin, silence is worth two.
If a word is worth a coin, silence is worth two.