October 14

People are taught to speak, but their major concern should be how to keep silent.

If your tongue speaks good, there is nothing better in the world; if your tongue speaks evil, there is nothing worse.

— The Talmud

I have spent all my life amongst wise people, and I found nothing better than silence in this world. If a word costs one coin, then silence costs two. Silence suits clever people, and it suits wise people even more.

— The Talmud

Let your tongue become accustomed to the words, "I do not know."

— Eastern Wisdom

Keep silent. Give rest to your tongue more often than to your hands. You will never regret that you have kept silent, but you will often regret that you spoke too much.