Quotes about Silence
If any man can show just cause, why they may not lawfully be joined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter for ever hold his peace.
— Anonymous
God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
— Anonymous
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise.
— Anonymous
Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue.
— Anonymous
The Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
— Anonymous
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon.
— Anonymous
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
— Anonymous
So that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
— Anonymous
But let not God speak with us, lest we die.
— Anonymous
If these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
— Anonymous
The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.
— Anonymous
You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me.
— Calvin Coolidge