Expediency Quote by Seneca the Younger

Justice has nothing to do with expediency. Justice has nothing to do with any temporary standard whatever. It is rooted and grounded in the…

— Woodrow Wilson

However, some things must be said, and there are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice.

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

But silence never shows itself to so great an advantage, as when it is made the reply to calumny and defamation, provided that we…

— Joseph Addison

Sometimes silence can be a very powerful tool for making others feel for their mistakes.

— Nishan Panwar

I think silence is the condition you accept as the judgment on your crimes.

— Don DeLillo

When something important is going on, silence is a lie.

— A. M. Rosenthal

Silence, when nothing need be said, is the eloquence of discretion.

— Christian Nestell Bovee

There are silences harder to take back than words.

— James Richardson

Silence is often advantageous.

— Menander

There are many justifications of silence; there can be none of insincerity.

— George Henry Lewes

Imagine trusting silence more than any thought you can come up with.

— Adyashanti

Most people can’t stomach silence; it provides too much opportunity to think about things they prefer to avoid.

— Ann Aguirre