Striving to tell his woes, words would not come;
For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.

Striving to tell his woes, words would not come;
For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.

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.]

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 more eloquent than words.

Silence is more eloquent than words.

Speech is great; but silence is greater.

Speech is great; but silence is greater.

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.

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?