Better eloquent silence than eloquent speech. (Yiddish) Even silence speaks. (Hausan) He who cannot keep silence cannot speak. (Swedish) I grew up among wise men and found that there is nothing better for man than silence. (West African) If a word be...

A silent man is seldom ridiculed for his thoughts. (German) A silent man’s words are not brought into court. (Danish) A silent mouth is sweet to hear. (Irish) A silent pig digs the deepest root. (Lithuanian) A silent woman is always more admired...

It is the quiet pig that eats the meal. (Irish) Quiet people are well able to look after themselves. (Irish) Quietness is worth the price....

Silence is a relative or total lack of sound. An environment with sound below 20 decibels is considered quiet or silent. Silence in Social Interaction: Functions, Meanings, and Interpretations. Silence is noticed through the basic human need of social...

It was 1967 and the Indian meditation guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, dressed in white with long flowing black hair and a gray beard, beamed as he stood surrounded by four smiling young Beatles at the peak of their popularity.George Harrison, clutching a sitar, John Lennon,...

Media And War: Ever since the Sept. 10 testimony of Gen. David Petraeus, we've heard less and less from the mainstream media about the war in Iraq. The old adage "no news is good news" has never been truer.That the media are no longer much...

Texas schoolchildren will continue to pray or meditate during a daily minute of silence after a federal court threw out a challenge to the state law.The ruling issued Thursday stems from a complaint by a North Texas couple who say one of their children was...

The track listing for the third album by Prefuse 73 (aka Scott Herren) features an all-star cast of hip hop's finest, including GZA, Masta Killa and Aesop Rock, though the MCs are given little room to shine, hidden behind heavily layered choppy beats and experimental...

In the following essay, Rovine contrasts the silence of women in Shakespeare's comedies and tragedies. In the comedies, he contends, it generally conveys acquiescence, while in the tragedies it may be construed as despair, resignation, or confusion. Rovine maintains that in both genres women's silence underscores their social, political, and familial obligations.

In the following essay, Greene points out that although Prospero occasionally uses language to constrain or coerce, his special powers of healing are affected by silence, show, and music. Greene maintains that this accentuates Shakespeare's exploration of both the necessity and the limitations of speech.

In the following essay, Luckyj asserts that Volumnia's speechlessness in Act V, scene v of Coriolanus represents not triumph but despair, for she understands that her son will die because he yielded to her supplication. The critic emphasizes the Roman matron's vulnerability as well as her vitality, describing various ways she has been represented in performance.