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

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

Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.

Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.

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.]

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.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.

In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

The more you know the less you need to say.

The more you know the less you need to say.

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.