Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. Proverbs 17:28 – Bible
Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Odd how much it hurts when a friend moves away – and leaves behind only silence. – Pam Brown
Learn taciturnity and let that be your motto! – Robert Burns
Silence is more eloquent than words. – Thomas Carlyle
Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves. – Thomas Carlyle
When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze. – Thomas Carlyle
Speech is of time, silence is of eternity. – Thomas Carlyle
I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right. – Cato The Elder
