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title: "8 Silence Mother Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Silence Mother quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Silence Mother sayings and thoughts."
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> [The tension to mother the "right" way can leave a peculiar silence within mother daughter relationships--the silence of a mother'sown truth and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-debold/the-tension-to-mother-the-right-way-can-leave-a-peculiar-silence/)

[Elizabeth Debold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-debold/)

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> [Silence is the Mother of Truth, for the silent man was ever to be trusted, while the man ever ready with speech…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luther-standing-bear/silence-is-the-mother-of-truth-for-the-silent-man-was-ever-to-be/)

[Luther Standing Bear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luther-standing-bear/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbd/luther-standing-bear-22443_communication_silence-is-the-mother-of-truth-for-the-s_351419.jpg)

> [Silence is the mother of truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-disraeli/silence-is-the-mother-of-truth/)

[Benjamin Disraeli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-disraeli/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c87/benjamin-disraeli-390_mother_silence-is-the-mother-of-truth-729727_729727.png)

> [I was speechless. Rare for me, but if anyone was capable of shocking me to silence, it was my mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-was-speechless-rare-for-me-but-if-anyone-was-capable-of-shocking-me/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Mom!” she said, her tone the brightest and cheeriest she could muster. “How are you?” There was a beat of silence before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pine/mom-she-said-her-tone-the-brightest-and-cheeriest-she-could-muster/)

[A.J. Pine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e9/a-j-pine-59689_mom_mom-she-said-her-tone-the-brightest-and_1056563.jpg)

> [Silence is become his mother tongue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-goldsmith/silence-is-become-his-mother-tongue/)

[Oliver Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-goldsmith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/oliver-goldsmith-772_mother_silence-is-become-his-mother-tongue-2003_2003416.png)

> [“Silence is the mother of all screams.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-j-paige/silence-is-the-mother-of-all-screams/)

[N.J. Paige](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-j-paige/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/403/n-j-paige-90456_anger-courage_silence-is-the-mother-of-all-screams-237_2370538.jpg)

> [When little is done, little is said; silence is the mother of truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-disraeli/when-little-is-done-little-is-said-silence-is-the-mother-of-truth/)

[Benjamin Disraeli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-disraeli/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21c/benjamin-disraeli-390_parenting_when-little-is-done-little-is-said-silen_3007255.png)

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