Eugene Kennedy 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.

He knows not when to be silent who knows not when to speak.

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear more and talk less.

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.

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.

The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.

When you have nothing to say, say nothing.

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

Silence is true wisdom's best reply.

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

I've learned when to speak out. You do have to learn when to bide your time and when to speak out, and I don't always get it right.

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

Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal your own.

It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.

A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a conversation.

It is all right to hold a conversation but you should let go of it now and then.

I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.

There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.

Silence is worth a thousand pieces of silver.

Speak only if it improves upon the silence.

A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.

We must ask ourselves how many times others would benefit more from our silence than from our words.

Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.