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
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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...
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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
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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!
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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
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أحمد خالد توفيق
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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
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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 Geschäft aufmachen. >
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
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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
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WILLIAM FAULKNER
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
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ELIZABETH COLEMAN
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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
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ANONYMOUS
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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 ...
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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
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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
My father used to say: Never suspect people, It's better to be deceived or mistaken, which is only h...
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Better luck next time they say, or you win some you lose some, I guess it's something like that.
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