17 Quotes About Remaining Silent

Difficult situations can often force us to take pause and reflect. Be sure that the following quotes inspire you to remain silent. The words of some of history’s most influential figures on remaining silent will help you stand up for what is right and make good decisions in the face of adversity.

Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself...
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Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses. Brian Tracy
You should try not to talk so much, friend. You'll...
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You should try not to talk so much, friend. You'll sound far less stupid that way.- Breeze Brandon Sanderson
What's the use of complaining about something you have no...
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What's the use of complaining about something you have no intentions of changing it? Mario L Castellanos
It is better to remain silent at the risk of...
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It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it. Maurice Switzer
In times like the present, men should utter nothing for...
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In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and eternity. Abraham Lincoln
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It's good to be vanished and remembered than to remain and become forgetful. Xainee
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It is always assumed by the empty-headed, who chatter about themselves for want of something better, that people who do not discuss their affairs openly must have something to hide. Unknown
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The longer you remain distant, the deeper, wider, and darker the chasm becomes making it all the more difficult to bridge. Ken Poirot
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Silence is the language of god, all else is poor translation. Jalaluddin Rumi
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Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. Ambrose Bierce
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I don't think..." then you shouldn't talk, said the Hatter. Lewis Carroll
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Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing. William S. Burroughs
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Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact. George Eliot
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Many times in life I've regretted the things I've said without thinking. But I've never regretted the things I said nearly as much as the words I left unspoken. Lisa Kleypas
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Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool Aesop
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If I were to remain silent, I'd be guilty of complicity. Albert Einstein