“Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.”
“Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.”
“Love all, trust a few,Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemyRather in power than use; and keep thy friendUnder thy own life's key: be check'd for silence,But never tax'd for speech.”
“Perhaps it is possible to discover more in silence than in speech. Or perhaps it is only that those who are silent among us learn to listen.”
“If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.”
“Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.”