Be silent, or say something better than silence
German Proverb
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Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.
DIONYSIUS OF HALICARNASSUS If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.
CONFUCIUS It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl ...
PYTHAGORAS Which form of proverb do you prefer Better late than never, or Better never than late?
LEWIS CARROLL Internet outrage can seem mindless, but it rarely is. To make that assumption is dismissive. There...
ROXANE GAY Much silence makes a powerful noise. -African proverb.
AFRICAN PROVERB To silence another, first be silent yourself
LATIN PROVERB The most dangerous silence is the one where the impending danger is more silent than the silence the...
MEHMET MURAT ILDAN Who are you? A noise or a melody? Or may be you are a silence! If you are a silence, then you will b...
MEHMET MURAT ILDAN It is better to walk than curse the road. - Wolof proverb, Senegal
AFRICAN PROVERBS Silent? ah, he is silent! He can keep silence well. That man's silence is wonderful to listen to.
THOMAS HARDY Silence is better than unmeaning words.
PYTHAGORAS real silence is silence without words, silence that speaks words in silence and silence that talks b...
ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH real silence is silence without words, silence that speak words in silence and silence that talks be...
ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Seeing her sitting there unresponsive makes me realize that silence has a sound.
JODI PICOULT Will people not be thrown face down into Hell only on account of the harvest of their tongue?
ANONYMOUS Never say anything that doesn't improve on silence.
RICHARD YATES Be careful with the ones who say nothing!
ASCETIC ANGEL Often there is eloquence in a silent look
LATIN PROVERB The duty of the one who wants to be silent is to be silent, period! Give little thought to the cacop...
ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Silence is golden, and example is the best teacher, so is a silent example a golden teacher, ..... o...
UNKNOWN 'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN Sometimes we talk and we hurt, we keep silent and we also hurt but I better hurt by a silence instea...
KAGABO BURANGA JACQUES Sometimes stunned silence is better than applause.
JENNY LAWSON Be silent, but let your silence become the loudest message of love and compassion.
DEBASISH MRIDHA It is better to be silent, and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
SILVAN ENGEL It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
VOLTAIRE (FRANçOIS-MARIE AROUET) Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
VOLTAIRE It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books
VOLTAIRE The proverb is something musty.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.”
- Chinese pr...
ALVIN TOFFLER In an endless silence even screams sound silent.
DEJAN STOJANOVIC Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
UNKNOWN Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN The real power of silence is to keep silent. The real power of silence is in the works of silence!
ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent. •Spanish Proverb Lawless are they th...
SPANISH PROVERB Silence is a true friend who never betrays.A meaningful silence is always better than meaningless wo...
DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Repentance for silence is better than repentance for speaking
MOORISH PROVERB Repentance for silence is better than repentance for speaking.
MOORISH PROVERB Sometimes we know a person better than we can say, or at least than we do say.
GEORG CHRISTOPH LICHTENBERG Better ride safe in the dark, says the proverb, than in the daylight with a cut-throat at your elbow
SIR WALTER SCOTT A silent mouth is melodious.
IRISH PROVERB لقد تعلمت دائماً أن أحترم الصامتين، وأرى فيهم أعماقاً �...
أحمد خالد توفيق To write,” Marguerite Duras remarked, “is also not to speak. It is to keep silent. It is to howl...
TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt.
SOURCE UNKNOWN It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
SAMUEL JOHNSON I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging the...
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging the...
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES I have something to say: it's better to burn out, than to fade away.
CLANCY BROWN I have every reason, despite the resentment and exasperation, to be proud. I have nothing better to ...
HELMUT KOHL A sage thing is timely silence, and better than any speech
PLUTARCH Silence is worse; all truths that are kept silent become poisonous.
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Tintinnabulation is like this. Here I am alone with silence. I have discovered that it is enough whe...
ARVO PART I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON So I think it's better to say something than not to say anything at all, even to an ignorant person.
CHAD HUGO No time better than the present,’ I always say. Or was that, ‘Nothing is better than a present�...
KAZA KINGSLEY Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.
PLUTARCH It is not easy to keep silent when silence is a lie.
VICTOR HUGO Wer nicht lächeln kann, soll kein
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KIN LING FUCHS Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?
BRIGHAM YOUNG Something to be said for silence,
SAM NEILL Hate and anger solves everything... Or something. Use the force... Apparently. You'd better do what ...
MICHAEL BOAG It's the old proverb: 'It is better to give than to receive.' Without knowing it, I had brought alon...
ETHAN ZOHN So I think it's better to say something than not to say anything at all, even to an ignorant per...
CHAD HUGO I have discovered that it is enough when a single note is beautifully played. This one note, or a si...
ARVO PART The universe conversates in a silence to that our souls hear
IAN IJH HOWELL Better to be known for something than be forgotten for nothing.
JOHN HEGARTY Much silence and a good disposition, there are no two works better than those.
ANONYMOUS Have I, have you, been too silent? Is there an easy crime of silence?
CARL SANDBURG It's better to stay silent and look a fool, rather than speak and remove all doubt.
MARK TWAIN We sit for a few more moments, although there's really nothing left to say. This is new to me, too, ...
JODI PICOULT Your silence is a better reply than your words to those who don’t deserve you.
ZUBAIR AHMED (Z.A) Keep your secrets
Keep your silence
It is a better gift than truth
ANNE RICE Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yours...
BRUCE JAY FRIEDMAN Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yours...
WILLIAM FAULKNER Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
GEORGE HERBERT The values and voices of democracy are silent. Either we have lost touch with those values or, no be...
ELIZABETH COLEMAN Sometimes, I get so annoyed when other people brag. And sometimes, I know that I'm better than t...
ERIKA CHRISTENSEN When your mouth stumbles, it's worse than feet. - Oji proverb
AFRICAN PROVERB Satan will always whisper don't care, be silent, you didn't do anything wrong, your better than them...
SHANNON L. ALDER Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly.
ROBERT H. SCHULLER Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors.
Try to be better than y...
WILLIAM FAULKNER It is better to write poetry in silence, never to be found, than publish spoiled muck in the hopes o...
CHARLIE JAMES It's better to shut up and give the impression that you're stupid than to say something and erase al...
ANONYMOUS It's better to shut up and give the impression that you're stupid than to say something and erase al...
OSCAR AULIQ-ICE When the owl sings, the night is silent. (Quand le hibou chante, La nuit est silence)
CHARLES DE LEUSSE It is better to be alone, she figures, than to be with someone who can't see who you are. It is bett...
E. LOCKHART Does giving your piece of mind, bring a peace of mind? Or is it better to be silent and let the war ...
ANTHONY LICCIONE What I like about (the center) is, if you pick any subject, say drug interdiction, (you can ask) is ...
BOB STEVENS Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yours...
WILLIAM FAULKNER Now speak, / Or be for ever silent.
PHILIP MASSINGER You cant do better, be better or have better than you believe you can.
DANIEL GILMAN ...what I dread more than anything else in this life is noise...silence helps you to go inward..anyo...
MURIEL BARBERY I grew up on certain movies, particular movies that said something to me as a kid from Missouri, mov...
BRAD PITT It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we...
OVID PUBLIUS OVIDIUS NASO Answer them [critics] with silence and indifference. It works better, I assure you, than anger and ...
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI Answer them [critics] with silence and indifference. It works better, I assure you, than anger and a...
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI My father used to say: Never suspect people, It's better to be deceived or mistaken, which is only h...
STARK YOUNG Better luck next time they say, or you win some you lose some, I guess it's something like that.
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