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?

Sometimes silence is not golden--just yellow.

Sometimes silence is not golden--just yellow.

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.]

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let read more

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.

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.

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.

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.

Stillborn silence! thou that art
Flood-gate of the deeper heart!

Stillborn silence! thou that art
Flood-gate of the deeper heart!

Three things are ever silent--Thought, Destiny, and the Grave.

Three things are ever silent--Thought, Destiny, and the Grave.