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 Twain

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Silence does not always mark wisdom.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.

Brian Tracy

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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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The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.

Mark Twain

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Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.

Orson Scott Card

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Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Will Rogers

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I said nothing—I hadn’t known Marya, and anyway, “listening quietly” was my general social strategy

John Green

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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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