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.]

Of every noble work the silent part is best; of all expression, that which cannot be expressed.

Of every noble work the silent part is best; of all expression, that which cannot be expressed.

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.

Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence.
[It., Alta vendetta
D'alto silenzio e figlia.]

Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence.
[It., Alta vendetta
D'alto silenzio e figlia.]

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.

Silence is the virtue of fools.

Silence is the virtue of fools.

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?

Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting, how to speak by silence, read more

Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting, how to speak by silence, how to live by dying.

Great souls endure in silence.

Great souls endure in silence.