The Routledge Book of World Proverbs
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 worth a shekel, then silence is worth two. (Yiddish)
No one betrays himself by silence. (German)
No one is hanged for keeping silence. (Spanish)
No wisdom like silence. (Chinese)
Silence and reflection cause no dejection. (German)
Silence answers much. (Dutch)
Silence gives consent. (Spanish)
Silence is a fence around wisdom. (Yiddish)
Silence is a fine jewel for a woman, but it is little worn. (Yiddish)
Silence is a woman’s best garment. (Greek)
Silence is also speech. (Yiddish)
Silence is an attribute of the dead: he who is alive speaks. (Yoruban)
Silence is golden. (English)
Silence is golden, speech is silver. (American)
Silence is learned by the many misfortunes of life. (Roman)
Silence is more eloquent than words. (German)
Silence is not always a sign of wisdom, but babbling is ever a mark of folly. (Poor Richard)
Silence is the best answer to the stupid. (Egyptian)
Silence is the door of consent. (African)
Silence is the greatest ornament in a woman. (Roman)
Silence is the voice of complicity. (Roman)
Silence is wisdom and gets a man friends. (Roman)
Silence is worth a thousand pieces of silver. (Burmese)
Silence is worth more than excessive talking. (Mexican)
Silence keeps birds and men safe. (Japanese)
Silence keeps the flies out (Arabian)
Silence surpasses speech. (Japanese)
Silence was never written down. (Italian)
Some things are better praised by silence than by remark. (Roman)
Speaking comes by nature, silence by understanding. (German)
Speaking is silver, silence is gold. (Dutch)
Speaking silence is better than senseless speech. (Danish)
Speech is often repented, silence never. (Danish)
Speech is silvern but silence is golden. (Swiss)
The fruit of silence is tranquility. (Arabian)
The silence of the people is a warning for the king. (French)
There is no reply to the ignorant like keeping silence. (Turkish)
Though silence is not necessarily an admission, neither is it a denial. (Roman)
We must have reasons for speech but we need none for silence. (French)
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