A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill requires only our silence, which costs us nothing.

Somewhere we know that without silence, words lose their meaning.

I have long held the opinion that the amount of noise that anyone can bear undisturbed stands in inverse proportion to his mental capacity and therefore be regarded as a pretty fair measure of it.

It is not that I believe that there are too many idiots in this world, just that lightning isn't distributed right.

The silence of two people is deeper than the silence of one.

Lord, deliver me from the urge to open my mouth when I should shut it. Give me the wisdom to keep silent where silence is wise. Remind me that not everything needs to be said, and that there are very few things that need to be said by me.

I have never seen an ass who talked like a human being, but I have met many human beings who talked like asses.

One of the issues I kept saying to my students is you have to learn to interrupt. When you raise your hand at a meeting, by the time they get to you, the point is not germane. So the bottom line is active listening. If you are going to interrupt, you look for opportunities. You have to know what you're talking about.

but a good writer knows when to shut up and listen.

Use your ears more than your mouth.

i gotta stop saying how stupid could you be? I'm beginning to feel like people are taking as a challenge

the eye is the window to the soul, and from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks, why can't we all be blind and dumb?