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I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.
Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.
Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.
Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.
Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?
Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.
Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.
Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.
Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.
A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.
To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.