Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

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

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

Silence is the virtue of fools.

It ain't a bad plan to keep still occasionally even when you know what you're talking about.

Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom.

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

Sometimes you can tell a wise person not only by what he says but also by what he doesn't say. Remember, it is much better to say little than to say too much and regret it later.

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

The people sensible enough to give good advice are usually sensible enough to give none.

Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.

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

You can't know too much, but you can say too much.

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

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Think a lot, say little, and write nothing.

Sometimes you usually know the point where to keep your mouth shut.

As you get older, you mellow, but there's a natural propensity to watch what you say, 'cause you learn that you want more time and space to craft what you want to say because you're less likely to want to say impetuous things, or things that aren't thought-out properly.

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

The wise hand does not all the tongue dictates.

Silence is the sanctuary of prudence.

I have often heard, that it is safer to hear and to take counsel, than to give it.

Silence is not always a sign of wisdom, but babbling is ever a mark of folly.

Silence is Wisdom where Speaking is Folly.

It gets really tricky giving advice. The older I get, the less advice I give.