Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

When there is silence one finds the anchor of the universe within oneself.

An inability to stay quiet . . . is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.