Silence Quotes

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute. (Josh Billings, 1818-1885)

Silence is true wisdom's best reply. (Euripides, 480-406 b.c.)

Silence is argument carried out by other means. (Ernesto Che Guevara, 1928-1967)

There is an eloquent silence: it serves sometimes to approve, sometimes to condemn; there is a mocking silence; there is a respectful silence. (François de la Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680)

Silence – the most perfect expression of scorn. (George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950)

He has occasional flashes of silence, that make his conversation perfectly delightful. (Sydney Smith, 1771-1845)

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence. (Xenocrates, 396-314 bc)

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