Reticence Quotes

Silence does not always mark wisdom.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.

There are many men in London, you know, who, some from shyness, some from misanthropy, have no wish ...

You should try not to talk so much, friend. You'll sound far less stupid that way.- Breeze

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

It is always assumed by the empty-headed, who chatter about themselves for want of something better,...

I don't think..." then you shouldn't talk, said the Hatter.

If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the r...

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

The post on her left was occupied by Mr. Erskine of Treadley, an old gentleman of considerable charm...