Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Silence is Golden

It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom
to listen.- Oliver Wendell Holmes

It takes a big man to admit when he's wrong,and an even bigger one to keep his mouth shut when he's right. - Jim Fiebig

It's a good idea to keep your words soft and sweet because you never know when you'll have to eat them. - Alfred E. Neuman

Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent. - Dionysius the Elder

Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he
has to eat them.- Adlai E. Stevenson Jr.

Never express yourself more clearly than you think. - Niels Bohr

Never let your tongue cut your own throat. - Chinese Proverb

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Nothing is often a good thing to say, and always a clever thing to say. - Will Durant

O Lord, please fill my mouth with worthwhile stuff, and nudge me when I've said enough.

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