Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.
-- Martin Fraquhar Tupper
-- Martin Fraquhar Tupper
Related:
- Persuasive speech, and more persuasive sighs,
Silence that spoke,
and eloquence of eyes. -- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)... - A babe in a house is a well-spring of pleasure.
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Martin F. Tupper (1810-1889) -- Of... - Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably
to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words or in
good order.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626) -- Of... - Silence speaks with eloquence.
-- R.... - God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love.
-- Martin F.
Tupper (1810-1889) -- Of... - Silence is more eloquent at times than
words... - Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.
Dionysius the Elder (430-367 BC) -- Frag.... - What manly eloquence could produce such an effect as
woman's silence. --... - Nothing is more useful than silence.
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Menander (B.C. 342...
