Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech. –Martin Farquhar Tupper, “Of Discretion,” Proverbial Philosophy, 1838-1842
Martin Farquhar Tupper, Proverbial Philosophy, Of Discretion.
Silence, rightly timed, communicates more powerfully than speech—attributed to Victorian poet Martin Farquhar Tupper.
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Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
— Abraham Lincoln
It is better to be silent and be considered a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
— Abraham Lincoln
It takes two years to learn to talk and seventy years to learn to keep your mouth shut.
When you have nothing to say, say nothing. –Charles Caleb Colton, Lacon, 1820-1822, vol. 1, no. 183
— Charles Caleb Colton
Eloquent silence often is better than eloquent speech.
— Jewish Proverb
One minute of keeping your mouth shut is worth an hour's explanation.
