Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you…

“People who can speak well, speak briefly.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Speak briefly and to the point.

— Cato the Younger

“Speak briefly, live decently.”

— The Enduring

The law of silence: Speak little. Say only what you must. Speak only when necessary. Your oratory should be deeds, not words. You accomplish:…

— Corneliu Zelea Codreanu

I speak as briefly as possible because too much harm has already been done with irresponsible words of bitterness and selfish political opportunism. I…

— Margaret Chase Smith

It is very hard to live with silence. The real silence is death and this is terrible. To approach this silence, it is necessary…

— Edmond Jabes

We want to make certain that every American who stood in silent tribute to Rosa Parks hopes that the Sepreme Court Judge will break…

— Dick Durbin

Let the veil of silence fall presently over what happened afterwards. Silence, too, can speak out.

— Lech Walesa

“I can listen no longer in silence. I must speak to you by such means As are within my reach. You pierce my soul.”

— Jane Austen

“Knowing and mastering the ability to stop yourself when you least want to, and letting silence speak instead of you, is the greatest skill…

— Aleksandar Sasha Trajkovski

“allow the silence to speak louder than your thoughts”

— Victor L. Wooten

To speak for others is to first silence those in whose name we speak

— Michel Callon

Sometimes it's best to stay quiet. Except the silence can speak volumes without ever saying a word.

— Nishan Panwar

If you cannot improve upon the silence, do not speak.

— Chris Rose

“Silence will speak If given an ear; Stillness is the movement Of our atmosphere; Circles have sides When we draw the line; Death is…

— Alaina Odessa