Quotes related to Ecclesiastes 3:7
Silence may be as variously shaded as speech.
— Edith Wharton
An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent.
— Edmund Burke
En boca cerrada no entran moscas [The closed mouth swallows no flies].
— Anonymous
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise.
— Anonymous
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon.
— Anonymous
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
— Anonymous
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
— Anonymous
The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.
— Anonymous
You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me.
— Calvin Coolidge
Silence did not always mean indifference.
— Francine Rivers
At the age of fifteen, he had already learned silence.
— Frank Herbert
just to break the silence. He always imagined that silence was somehow directed against him. Or that it was his fault.
— Amos Oz