He never labored so hard to learn a language as he did to hold his tongue, and it affected him for life.… — Henry Adams Copy Share Image
A sound marriage is not based on complete frankness; it is based on a sensible reticence. — Morris L. Ernst Copy Share Image
Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses. — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
There are people who can write their memoirs with a reasonable amount of honesty, and there are people who simply cannot take… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
Pardon all runners, All speechless, alien winds, All mad waters. Pardon their impulses, Their wild attitudes, Their young flights, their reticence. When… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Man's chief moral deficiency appears to be not his indiscretions but his reticence. — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
There's that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously. — Lisa Guerrero Copy Share Image
The well-ordered mind knows the value, no less than the charm, of reticence. The fruit of the tree of knowledge ... falls… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
perhaps there is something more than courtesy behind the dissembling reticence of childhood. ... Most artists dislike having their incomplete work considered… — Dervla Murphy Copy Share Image
Often confused with shyness, introversion does not imply social reticence or discomfort. Rather than being averse to social engagement, introverts become overwhelmed… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“The post on her left was occupied by Mr. Erskine of Treadley, an old gentleman of considerable charm and culture, who had… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
In the worship of Bacchus, we have sacrificed too freely.... Why not consecrate ourselves to the queen of the Camelias, and revel… — Okakura Kakuzo Copy Share Image
Three years after my first trip to Haiti, I realized there was another emotional note that had to be reckoned with: the… — Alex Webb Copy Share Image
