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Silence implies consent.
Proverb
Silence is the unbearable repartee.
G. K. Chesterton
The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.
Thomas Jefferson
You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the sharper sword
Samuel Johnson
When thou art quiet and silent, then art thou as God was before nature and creature; thou art that which God then wats; thou art that whereof he made thy nature and creature: Then thou hearest and seest even with that wherewith God himself saw and heard in thee, before every thine own willing or thine own seeing began.
Jacob Boehme
My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence.
Dame Edith Sitwell
Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety as after disappointment
Henry David Thoreau
Keep your mouth closed until your mind is in gear.
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Silence is never more golden than when you hold it long enough to get all the facts before you speak.
The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.
You are a slave to what you do say, a master of what you don't say.
Sometimes silence is not golden -- just yellow.
There's nothing wrong with having nothing to say -- unless you insist on saying it.
I went down with the ship but I kept my mouth shut so I didn't drown like the rest of them.
Those that are silent profess consent.
I don't know whether to keep silent and let people think I am ignorant or open my mouth and release all doubts.
Consider the whale: It never gets into trouble until it comes up and starts spouting.
each found her greatest safety in silence
Jane Austen
Sticks and stones are hard on bones aimed with angry art. Words can sting like anything but silence breaks the heart.
Phyllis McGinley
Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart.