If a word is worth a coin, silence is worth two.

If a word is worth a coin, silence is worth two.

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better. Silence is deep as Eternity; read more

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better. Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow as Time.

Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.

Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.

It ain't a bad plan to keep still occasionally even when you know what you're talking about.

It ain't a bad plan to keep still occasionally even when you know what you're talking about.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

There was silence deep as death;
And the boldest held his breath,
For a time.

There was silence deep as death;
And the boldest held his breath,
For a time.

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.

Silence is the mother of Truth.

Silence is the mother of Truth.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.