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A horrid stillness first invades the ear, And in that silence we the tempest fear.

If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z, X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut.

Stillborn silence! thou that art Flood-gate of the deeper heart!

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away.

If a word is worth a coin, silence is worth two.

The ideal man is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy.

A quiet mind cureth all.

I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue: he approaches nearest to the Gods, who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

The mind contracts herself and shrinketh in, And to herself she gladly doth retire.

In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.

Silence gives consent.

It is as important to cultivate your silence power as your word power.

Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

Of every noble work the silent part is best; of all expression, that which cannot be expressed.

Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting, how to speak by silence, how to live by dying.

The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first; Be not discouraged-- keep on-- there are divine things, well envelop'd; I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell.

He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows, nor judge all he sees.

It ain't a bad plan to keep still occasionally even when you know what you're talking about.