If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.
Mark TwainTags: cats animals dogs grace reticence
Silence does not always mark wisdom.
Samuel Taylor ColeridgeTags: wisdom remaining-silent reticence
Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.
Brian TracyTags: wisdom life remaining-silent reticence be-yourself
I don't think..." then you shouldn't talk, said the Hatter.
Lewis CarrollTags: remaining-silent silence reticence mad-hatter
Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.
William S. BurroughsTags: remaining-silent silence reticence introspection loquacity
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark TwainTags: remaining-silent reticence
Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.
Orson Scott CardTags: words remaining-silent reticence restraint
Never miss a good chance to shut up.
Will RogersTags: advice silence reticence funny
I said nothing—I hadn’t known Marya, and anyway, “listening quietly” was my general social strategy
John GreenTags: reticence
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 KleypasTags: remaining-silent communication reticence
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