Vince Flynn Quotes

To be silent is sometimes an art, yet not so great a one as certain people would have us believe, who are wisest they are most silent.

When Demaratus was asked whether he held his tongue because he was a fool or for want of words, he replied, "A fool cannot hold his tongue.

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well, nor the judgment to hold their tongues.

Tis better to sit there and look the fool, than to open your mouth and prove it.

The wise man knows when to keep silent. Only the fool tells all he knows.

I suppose that people, using themselves and each other so much by words, are at least consistent in attributing wisdom to a still tongue.

If it requires great tact to speak to the purpose, it requires no less to know when to be silent.

Knowing when to keep your mouth shut is invariably more important than opening it at the right time.

Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.

Knowing when to say something and when not to say something is important.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees.

Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.

One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.

It is well for one to know more than he says.

There's a real wisdom to not saying a thing.

Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom.

An Englishman's never so natural as when he's holding his tongue.

My best attribute is knowing when not to answer stupid questions.

Be sure your wisest words are those you do not say.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me.

If you're not sure of what to say, don't say anything.

Discretion is a very valuable asset.